Bareilly court summons AIMIM chief Owaisi over pro-Palestine slogan in Parliament

Tue Dec 24 09:36:49 UTC 2024: ## AIMIM Leader Owaisi Summoned to Court Over Palestine Slogan

**Bareilly, UP (December 24, 2024)** – A local court has summoned All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi to appear on January 7th. The summons stem from a petition filed by lawyer Virendra Gupta, alleging that Mr. Owaisi violated the Constitution by raising a pro-Palestine slogan during his oath-taking ceremony in Parliament on June 25th.

Mr. Gupta’s initial petition, filed in July, was rejected. However, a subsequent revision petition was accepted by District Judge Sudhir, leading to the summons. Mr. Gupta claims the slogan was unconstitutional and personally offensive. While the Parliament chairman ordered the remarks expunged from the record, Mr. Owaisi defended his statement, asserting that there was nothing wrong with his expression, “Jai Bheem, Jai Meem, Jai Telangana, Jai Palestine.” The case will proceed in January.