Out of 23 desi MPs to swear in, 3 choose Bhagavad Gita, one picks Sundar Gutka, five opt for Bible – Times of India
LONDON: Of the 23 PIO MPs out of 29 sworn into the new British Parliament thus far, five, including former home secretary Priit Patel, have chosen to swear an oath on the Holy Bible, three chose the Bhagavad Gita and one chose the Sundar Gutka.Seven Sikh Labour MPs said they wished to swear their oath to God but without holding the Sundar Gutka, and seven PIO MPs, including two Punjabi-origin MPs, chose to affirm and not swear any oath to God.Jasveer Singh, spokespersonfor the Sikh Press Association, said: "It is against the Sikh faith to swear on our scripture in this way. Also we don't view Guru Granth Sahib Ji as a book. It is our scriptural Guru. The Gutka is a condensed mini-compilation of the Sikh scripture.”Bob Blackman MP, a Tory MP who has just been elected chair of the 1922 co...