Pragya Thakur creates row with her name while taking oath at 17th Lok Sabha session
New Delhi, Jun 17: BJP MP from Bhopal Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur created a controversy on the first day of the 17th Lok Sabha Monday when she suffixed the name of her spiritual guru with hers while taking oath, drawing sharp reaction from the Opposition.
Amid protests and shouting, Thakur asserted that it was her full name and the same was mentioned in the form filled by her for taking oath.
The mention of Swami Purna Chetnanand Avdheshanand Giri as suffix to her name Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur drew strong objection from the Opposition members who said it was not permitted.
The BJP MP, however, insisted that the suffix was part of her full name, resulting in an uproar from Opposition and slogan-shouting in her favour from the ruling benches.
Pro tem Speaker Virendra Kumar sought to know from the Lok Sabha Secretary General the parliamentarian's full name.
Amid the din, the Speaker ruled that only the name written in one's election certificate issued by the returning officer would go on record.
After the ruling from the chair, she continued her oath.
The Malegaon blast accused took oath in Sanskrit and ended it with 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' slogan.
Thakur routed Congress stalwart Digvijaya Singh to enter the Lok Sabha for the first time.
Later, BJP members continued to raise 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' slogan, teasing the Opposition. They started raising the slogan after oath-taking by every BJP member.
After Ganjendra Umarao Singh Patel (BJP) completed his oath with 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', N K Premchandran (RSP) urged the Pro tem Speaker to maintain the prescribed format of the oath.
The Pro tem speaker ruled that the members stick to the format provided.
After this, the BJP members started adding 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' at the end of every oath.
Some of the prominent names who took oath from Madhya Pradesh included K P Yadav who defeated Jyotiraditya Scindia, Rakesh Singh, Ramakant Bhargava and Nakul Nath.
Indore MP Shankar Lalwani took oath in Sindhi.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
