LONDON: Of the 23 PIO MPs out of 29 sworn into the brand new British Parliament up to now, 5, together with former residence secretary Priit Patel, have chosen to swear an oath on the Holy Bible, three selected the Bhagavad Gita and one selected the Sundar Gutka.
Seven Sikh Labour MPs stated they wished to swear their oath to God however with out holding the Sundar Gutka, and 7 PIO MPs, together with two Punjabi-origin MPs, selected to affirm and never swear any oath to God.
Jasveer Singh, spokespersonfor the Sikh Press Affiliation, stated: “It’s towards the Sikh religion to swear on our scripture on this method. Additionally we do not view Guru Granth Sahib Ji as a e-book. It’s our scriptural Guru. The Gutka is a condensed mini-compilation of the Sikh scripture.”
Bob Blackman MP, a Tory MP who has simply been elected chair of the 1922 committee and represents Harrow East, which has an enormous Indian diaspora, and who was awarded the Padma Shri, swore in on the King James Bible and the Bhagavad Gita on the identical time.
MPs began taking the oath on Tuesday after Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle was re-elected.
After they do they’ll both take an oath on a holy e-book or they’ll make a secular affirmation. The oath is: “I swear by Almighty God that I can be devoted and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, based on regulation, so Assist me God.”
The affirmation is: “I do solemnly and sincerely and actually declare and affirm that I can be devoted and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, based on regulation.
Two new MPs — Bihar-born Labour MP Kanishka Narayan and Conservative Leicester East MP Shivani Raja — in addition to opposition chief Rishi Sunak took their oaths on the Bhagavad Gita.
New Conservative MP Neil Shashti-Hunt and new Labour MPs Jeevun Sandher, Sonia Kumar, and Sureena Brackenridge, all selected to affirm and never take the oath, as did re-elected MPs Conservative Gagan Mohindra and Labour’s Seema Malhotra, and tradition secretary Lisa Nandy.
Labour Sikh MP Preet Kaur Gill swore on a replica of the Sundar Gutka, however one other seven Labour Sikh MPs refused to carry the Sikh textual content and as a substitute raised their proper hand and swore the oath. Newly elected Ilford South Labour MP Jas Athwal, stated: “I do have a most well-liked e-book however I’m not going to carry it. I’m simply going to boost my hand.” When Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi did this it actually confused the Home of Commons workers as they thought he needed to make the affirmation. Derby South Labour MP Dishevelled Shanker swore the oath and not using a e-book and with out elevating his hand. Labour Sikh MPs Gurinder Singh Josan, Kirith Entwistle, Harpreet Uppal, Satvir Kaur, and Warinder Singh Juss all held their proper arms raised and swore the oath and not using a holy e-book.
Tory Witham MP Priit Patel, shadow power secretary Claire Coutinho, and Munira Wilson, Twickenham Liberal Democrat MP, took oaths on the King James Bible. The primary Kerala-origin MP within the Home of Commons, Sojan Joseph, swore on an oath on the New Testomony. Labour MP Valerie Vaz, additionally of Goan Christian descent, swore on the Jerusalem Bible.
Seven Sikh Labour MPs stated they wished to swear their oath to God however with out holding the Sundar Gutka, and 7 PIO MPs, together with two Punjabi-origin MPs, selected to affirm and never swear any oath to God.
Jasveer Singh, spokespersonfor the Sikh Press Affiliation, stated: “It’s towards the Sikh religion to swear on our scripture on this method. Additionally we do not view Guru Granth Sahib Ji as a e-book. It’s our scriptural Guru. The Gutka is a condensed mini-compilation of the Sikh scripture.”
Bob Blackman MP, a Tory MP who has simply been elected chair of the 1922 committee and represents Harrow East, which has an enormous Indian diaspora, and who was awarded the Padma Shri, swore in on the King James Bible and the Bhagavad Gita on the identical time.
MPs began taking the oath on Tuesday after Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle was re-elected.
After they do they’ll both take an oath on a holy e-book or they’ll make a secular affirmation. The oath is: “I swear by Almighty God that I can be devoted and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, based on regulation, so Assist me God.”
The affirmation is: “I do solemnly and sincerely and actually declare and affirm that I can be devoted and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, based on regulation.
Two new MPs — Bihar-born Labour MP Kanishka Narayan and Conservative Leicester East MP Shivani Raja — in addition to opposition chief Rishi Sunak took their oaths on the Bhagavad Gita.
New Conservative MP Neil Shashti-Hunt and new Labour MPs Jeevun Sandher, Sonia Kumar, and Sureena Brackenridge, all selected to affirm and never take the oath, as did re-elected MPs Conservative Gagan Mohindra and Labour’s Seema Malhotra, and tradition secretary Lisa Nandy.
Labour Sikh MP Preet Kaur Gill swore on a replica of the Sundar Gutka, however one other seven Labour Sikh MPs refused to carry the Sikh textual content and as a substitute raised their proper hand and swore the oath. Newly elected Ilford South Labour MP Jas Athwal, stated: “I do have a most well-liked e-book however I’m not going to carry it. I’m simply going to boost my hand.” When Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi did this it actually confused the Home of Commons workers as they thought he needed to make the affirmation. Derby South Labour MP Dishevelled Shanker swore the oath and not using a e-book and with out elevating his hand. Labour Sikh MPs Gurinder Singh Josan, Kirith Entwistle, Harpreet Uppal, Satvir Kaur, and Warinder Singh Juss all held their proper arms raised and swore the oath and not using a holy e-book.
Tory Witham MP Priit Patel, shadow power secretary Claire Coutinho, and Munira Wilson, Twickenham Liberal Democrat MP, took oaths on the King James Bible. The primary Kerala-origin MP within the Home of Commons, Sojan Joseph, swore on an oath on the New Testomony. Labour MP Valerie Vaz, additionally of Goan Christian descent, swore on the Jerusalem Bible.
