00:00 I, Akbar-ud-Din Oase, who has been appointed as the lawmaker of the Assembly, swear by
00:06 Allah that I will be loyal and obedient to the law.
00:13 In a significant development, All India Majlis-e-Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen or AIMIM leader, Akbar-ud-Din Oase
00:20 has taken the oath as the pro-term speaker of the Telangana Assembly.
00:24 The oath was administered by Governor-at-Armililis Sai Saundara Rajan at Raj Bhawan in Hyderabad on Saturday.
00:30 I, Akbar-ud-Din Oase, who has been appointed as the lawmaker of the Assembly, swear by Allah that I will be loyal and obedient to the law.
00:43 However, this move has not been without controversy.
00:46 The Telangana BJP chose to boycott the oath taking ceremony in protest of OAC's appointment as the interim speaker.
00:52 Members of the BJP cited concerns over the seniority of OAC, asserting that there were other members more qualified for the role.
01:00 They have labelled the appointment as a violation of rules.
01:03 In response to this objection, BJP MLA submitted a letter to Governor-at-Armillis Sai Saundara Rajan,
01:08 urging her to set aside the nomination of Akbar-ud-Din Oase as the pro-term speaker.
01:13 The letter argued that such an appointment went against established norms and requested the appointment of the senior-most member instead.
01:20 The BJP MLAs further warned of boycotting this wedding in event if their concerns were not addressed.
01:26 They later stated, "In this context, the TSBJP requests you to set aside the nomination of Sri Akbar-ud-Din Oase as pro-term speaker
01:33 as it constitutes a violation of norms and instructs the appointment of the senior-most member.
01:38 The TSBJP also requests you to instruct the officials concerned to withhold the process of election of a new full-time speaker
01:45 for the newly constituted assembly pending nomination of a senior-most member as speaker.
01:50 The TSBJP otherwise will be compelled to refrain from taking oath in front of a person who is appointed against the norms."
01:57 BJP Telangana General Secretary Gujjula Preminder Reddy said that seniors have been neglected and Akbar-ud-Din Oase has been given the post.
02:06 Traditionally, the person who has won many times in the assembly is used to be the pro-term speaker.
02:20 But the Congress and MNM are currently negotiating.
02:27 The decision has been made and everyone is aware of it.
02:31 That is why they have made the assembly member a pro-term speaker.
02:39 We have boycotted him to protest against this.
02:45 If he becomes a regular speaker, then our MLA will take oath in front of him.
02:53 Rahul Gandhi had repeatedly said that BJP, MNM and BRS are one party.
03:04 Now everyone knows that you and MNM were one party even before.
03:13 You are friends from inside and you are allies from inside.
03:24 You are behind the curtain.
03:26 But outside, the Congress is a false party.
03:29 That is why they have not followed our tradition.
03:36 That is why we have boycotted him.
03:38 What is the demand of the Governor?
03:44 Our MLA has said that you should not follow this tradition.
03:52 The senior people should not be made pro-term speakers.
03:55 You have made the assembly member a pro-term speaker for political reasons.
03:59 It is not right to boycott him.
04:02 That is why we have given him the post.
04:05 We have also decided to protest against the Gandhi statue in front of the assembly.
04:17 Akbaruddin Oasi was appointed as the pro-term speaker for the first session of the 3rd Telangana State Legislative Assembly on Friday.
04:24 The notice issued by the state legislature invoked Article 180 of the Constitution of India,
04:29 empowering the Governor to appoint Oasi to perform the duties of the speaker until a speaker is elected under Article 178 of the Constitution.
04:37 As the political landscape in Telangana becomes increasingly charged,
04:40 all eyes will be on the unfolding developments and whether a resolution can be reached to address the concerns raised by the Telangana BJP.
04:48 For more information, visit www.osha.gov
04:53 (dramatic music)
Comments