Telangana BJP MLAs boycott oath ceremony over appointment of ‘anti-Hindu’ Pro-tem Speaker
Telangana BJP MLA T Raja Singh said that Pro-tem Speaker Owaisi made "anti-Hindu" remarks in the past.
Telangana BJP MLA T Raja Singh said that Pro-tem Speaker Owaisi made "anti-Hindu" remarks in the past.
The oath was administered by Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan. CM Revanth Reddy was also present on the occasion.
There are eight BJP MLAs, all first timers except for T Raja Singh who was elected from Goshamahal for a second term.
Akbaruddin Owaisi was booked on Wednesday for openly threatening a police inspector who was asking him to follow the model code of conduct for the assembly polls.
Sitting AIMIM MLA Akbarudding was caught on camera berating and threatening the police inspector after being asked to stop his speech as it was 10 pm, beyond the deadline set for electioneering.
The MIM leader was arrested on January 7, 2013 after his speeches went viral on social networking sites.
