'Won't Take Oath': BJP's Raja Singh Says As Akbaruddin Owaisi Appointed T'gana Pro-tem Speaker

Bharatiya Janata Party MLA-elect Raja Singh voiced opposition to Akbaruddin Owaisi's appointment as the pro-tem Speaker of Telangana assembly and said he and other BJP MLAs would not participate in the oath-taking event with the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen lawmaker presiding over the proceedings. The newly-elected MLAs of Telangana are scheduled to take oath during the first session of the legislative assembly scheduled to be held 11am on Saturday, a government order (GO) said.

Bharatiya Janata Party MLA-elect Raja Singh

In a video message, Raja Singh said he would never take oath “as long as he is alive” in front of AIMIM. “Can I take oath in front of a person (Akbaruddin Owaisi) who made anti-Hindu comments in the past?” asked Raja Singh.

He also recalled that he did not take oath as an MLA when a member of AIMIM was the pro-tem Speaker in 2018.