Delhi Confidential | Owaisi’s ‘Palestine’ slogan expunged; Biplab Kumar Deb flags ‘hypocrisy’ of Congress

BJP members had protested Owaisi's slogan but the party’s MP and former Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb had a different complaint against it

Later, the BJP leader pointed out that the Congress MPs remained silent when Owaisi raised slogans. He said he now plans to “expose the hypocrisy” of the Congress in Parliament.Later, the BJP leader pointed out that the Congress MPs remained silent when Owaisi raised slogans. He said he now plans to “expose the hypocrisy” of the Congress in Parliament.

His slogan during oath-taking expunged from House records, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi told reporters outside Parliament that he had hailed Palestine. BJP members had protested Owaisi’s slogan but the party’s MP and former Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb had a different complaint against it. When he came to the podium to take oath, Deb extended greetings to all the newly elected MPs. Some Opposition MPs protested against this and asked the Chair to direct Deb to stick to his oath only. Later, the BJP leader pointed out that the Congress MPs remained silent when Owaisi raised slogans. He said he now plans to “expose the hypocrisy” of the Congress in Parliament.

Raising The Bar

An attempt by a counsel to seek a fresh date in a case by invoking the Bar president irked a Supreme Court bench comprising Justices A S Oka and Rajesh Bindal Tuesday. As the bench was dictating its order, the counsel urged it to give a fresh date saying the Bar president will argue the matter. Clearly annoyed, Justice Oka asked if he was under the impression that the court will be deterred by his submission that the Bar president is going to argue? The judge said when he was a member of the Bar, he was told that one should study the judge before making any statements. Justice Bindal wondered if the counsel was threatening the bench. The court eventually dismissed the plea.

Opp Bonhomie

After taking oath as a Lok Sabha member on Tuesday, Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) chief Chandrashekhar Azad first shook hands with Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav, who was sitting in the front row with other Opposition members. The exchange of greetings between the two leaders is significant as Azad had earlier wished to contest the Lok Sabha election from Nagina seat in alliance with the INDIA bloc, but the SP had denied his request. He then contested from the seat on his own and defeated candidates of the SP, the BJP and the BSP. His efforts for an alliance with the SP had failed during the 2022 UP Assembly polls too. Azad had then accused Akhilesh of “insulting” him and “sidelining” the Scheduled Castes.