AIMIM Leader Made Telangana Interim Speaker, Then A Boycott Call By BJP MLA

Raja Singh, who won from Goshamahal in last month's assembly elections, said he would never take oath "as long as he is alive" in front of AIMIM.

Telangana BJP legislator T Raja Singh has refused to be administered his oath by AIMIM's Akbaruddin Owaisi, who was appointed by the protem speaker of the state assembly. Mr Singh, who won from Goshamahal in last month's assembly elections, said none of the BJP lawmakers would take oath.

In a video message, he said he would never take oath "as long as he is alive" in front of AIMIM. He said he would take oath only after a full term speaker is appointed.

"Can I take oath in front of a person (Akbaruddin Owaisi) who made anti-Hindu comments in the past," he asked.