India, June 19 -- When All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi moved to take oath in the Parliament on Tuesday, he was greeted with slogans of "Vande Mataram", "Jai Shri Ram" and "Bharat Mata Ki Jai." Owaisi waved at the BJP legislators and asked them to chant the slogans loudly. After the conclusion of the oath-taking ceremony, Owaisi responded "Jai Bheem Jai Meem, Takbeer Allahu Akbar, and Jai Hind."

Congress MLC Anant Gadgil said, "Whenever a new member is elected into the Parliament, and he takes oath as an MP, his/her religious, caste, and political backgrounds are insignificant. By chanting religious slogans, BJP is displaying their communal attitude. Whenever a new member joins the Parliament, we ...