Sanskrit, Hindi, Dogri, Odia: Linguistic diversity on display in Lok Sabha as new Members take oath
The Lok Sabha witnessed a display of linguistic diversity on Monday, with the newly-elected MPs taking their oaths in English and Indian languages, including Sanskrit, Hindi, Dogri, Bengali, Assamese and Odia.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his oath in Hindi amid slogans of “Jai Shri Ram” from the treasury benches.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi, Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Urban Development Minister M.L. Khattar were among those who took oath in Hindi.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the MP from Odisha’s Sambalpur, took oath in Odia.
Suresh Gopi, the first BJP MP to be elected from Kerala, also took oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha. Before taking his oath in Malayalam, the actor-politician invoked the gods, saying “Krishna, Guruvayurappa”.
Shripad Yesso Naik, the MoS for Power and Renewable Energy, took his oath in Sanskrit.
MoS for Education and Development of North Eastern Region Sukanta Majumdar took his oath in Bengali.
Pune MP Muralidhar Mohol, the MoS for Aviation, took his oath in Marathi.
Union Minister Jitender Singh, the MP from Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur took his oath in Dogri.
Union Minister of Port and Shipping Sarbananda Sonowal and Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu took their oaths in Assamese and Telugu, respectively.
Steel and Heavy Industries Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi took their oaths in Kannada while Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy took his oath in Telugu.
PTI
