Andhra Assembly Speaker rejects Jagan's demand for LoP statusAndhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker C Ayyannapatrudu rejected YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's demand for Leader of the Oppositio...
LoP: What is leader of opposition and why Congress wants Rahul as LoPThe Congress Working Committee (CWC) has unanimously passed a resolution requesting Rahul Gandhi to take the position of the LoP in Lok Sab...
Delhi Assembly : BJP will not ask for Leader of Opposition, will consider it offeredBJP, which has been reduced to 3 in house of 70, expects treasury benches to accord it status of Leader of Opposition in Assembly and would...
Leader of Opposition's absence won't invalidate Lokpal, CVC appointments: AG Mukul RohatgiThe AG also said that the power to recognise a Parliamentary Party or group for functioning in the House is solely that of the Speaker.
From CIC to CVC, coveted posts still remain vacantCIC Rajiv Mathur retired on August 22, 2014. Since then, the chair lies empty, and technically, all orders passed by the CIC’s office in th...
No minimum percentage of seats required for LoP: Lok Sabha Secretariat"There is no minimum percentage prescribed for the selection of the Leader of Opposition," Under Secretary of the Lok Sabha Secretariat K S...
Delhi High court to hear PIL on appointment of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha on October 15Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has rejected Congress' demand for being accorded the status of Leader of Opposition.
LoP must for Lokpal selection to end government dominance: ActivistsActivists have emphasised its importance saying that the post is essential to end the government's dominance in Lokpal selection panel.
Ghulam Nabi Azad hails Supreme Court decision on LoP, says NDA argument outlived lifeHe said the apex court's decision yesterday to go into the issue of interpreting the provision of LoP is a "vindication" of Congress' stand.
Sumitra Mahajan defends decision on LoP, says Supreme Court made no observations against herMahajan defended her decision of not according LoP's status to the leader of the Congress party in the House for want of numbers.
Congress should accept Speaker's decision on LoP issue: Rajnath SinghThe court also observed that the issue of LoP is relevant not only in Lokpal law but also in other existing and incoming legislations.
Congress claims Supreme Court's observations have vindicated its stand on LoPEmphasising the importance of the post, a bench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha said Leader of Opposition conveys the voice of a represen...
Government hails Supreme Court dismissal of plea for Leader of Opposition to CongressGovernment today hailed the Supreme Court dismissal of a plea which had sought that the Leader of Opposition (LoP) status in Lok Sabha be g...
Congress accuses government of playing 'petty politics' over Leader of Opposition issueAlleging that the government is playing petty politics over an important issue like LoP, he said, "Government of India needs to rise above ...
Congress 'must' go to court if Speaker denies LoP status: Kamal NathWhile hastening to add that what he says "does not mean that she is acting on the behest of somebody", Nath insisted, "But there is always ...
Speaker's decision on leader of opposition could be flavoured by BJP, Narendra Modi, says Kamal NathHe also said that if the Speaker rules against Congress on the LoP issue, it would be right and proper for the Congress to go to the court.
Leader of opposition post: Fight continues as neither BJP nor Congress wants to budgeIndeed the LoP is a statutory requirement for the selection of a Lokpal under the new Lokpal Act. The govt however seems to have hardened i...