Australian Senator’s Indian connect

Why did this Australian Senator take his oath on the Bhagavad Gita?

Transcript

00:00Senator Ghosh, please take the Bhagavad Gita in your right hand and recite the oath on the card handed to you.

00:07I, Varun Ghosh...

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00:58I, Varun Ghosh...

01:00I, Varun Ghosh...

01:02I, Varun Ghosh...

01:04I, Varun Ghosh...

01:06I swear by almighty God that I will be faithful and bear

01:10true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth,

01:14her heirs and successors according to law.

01:16So help me God.

01:18I, Varun Ghosh...

01:20I, Variun Ghosh...

01:22I, Varun Ghosh...

01:24I, Varun Ghosh...

01:26I, Shefali Razdan-Dugul, I, Shefali Razdan-Dugul, do solemnly swear, do solemnly swear.

01:56I table the certificate of the choice of the Parliament of Western Australia

02:00of Varun Ghosh to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Patrick Dodson.

02:08President, Senator Ghosh representing Western Australia.

02:12Admit the Senator.

02:13Senator, please come to the table to make and subscribe the oath of allegiance.

02:28Senator Ghosh, please take the Bhagavad Gita in your right hand

02:32and recite the oath on the card handed to you.

02:36I, Varun Ghosh, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance

02:40to His Majesty King Charles III, his heirs and successors according to law.

02:45So help me God.

02:47Senator, please sign the test roll and the Senator's roll.