Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju alleged several members used the solemn occasion of taking oath or making affirmation to send a political message.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. (X)
With some Lok Sabha members resorting to sloganeering during oath-taking, Speaker Om Birla amended the rule which now bars MPs-elect from adding any remark to the oath. Birla added a fresh clause to ‘Direction 1’ to the ‘Directions by the Speaker’ for regulating certain matters related to the functioning of the House that are not specifically provided in the rules.