Swati Maliwal, former chief of the Delhi Commission For Women (DCW), took oath as Rajya Sabha MP on Wednesday but that came out with a minor controversy. Maliwal, who is known for her blatant statements on issues concerning safety of women, had to take the oath of office twice as after her first oath she raised slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’.
Besides Maliwal, two others - Narain Dass Gupta, Satnam Singh Sandhu- became the first three members to take the oath as MP in the new Parliament building.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar asked AAP leader Swati Maliwal to take oath twice because of two reasons. First, she took the wrong oath initially as she read the version of the oath meant for nominated Rajya Sabha members. The second reason was unwarranted sloganeering.
Maliwal was elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed. Her party colleague and financial policy expert, Narain Dass Gupta, also took the oath who will be in his second term in the Upper House.