New Delhi [India], Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP T Krishna Prasad on Tuesday said he was "shocked" after AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi took oath as a Lok Sabha member with the words "Jai Palestine".

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday ended his swearing-in as a Lok Sabha member with the words "Jai Palestine".

He said, "I am happy and proud to take oath in Sanskrit... As far as Asaduddin Owaisi is concerned, if he had said Jai Bharat, the people of the country would have been happy... When I heard him say this So I was surprised." He could have said Jai Bharat and Jai Hindustan," the TDP MP told ANI.

While taking oath as MP in the 18th session of the Lok Sabha, Owaisi ended his oath with the words "Jai Bhim, Jai Mim, Jai Telangana, Jai Palestine".

Owaisi posted on his official

Speaking to ANI, Owaisi said, "Everyone is saying a lot of things... I just said "Jai Bhim, Jai Mim, Jai Telangana, Jai Palestine"... How is this against, show the provisions in the Constitution. ?"

Asked the reason for saying 'Jai Palestine', Owaisi said, "Wahan ki awaam mahroom hai (The people there are destitute). Mahatma Gandhi has said a lot of things about Palestine and anyone can go and read it."

Many Palestinians are suffering the brunt of the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel.