Congress leader in the lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge met Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and formally staked the party’s claim to the post of leader of Opposition (loP) in the lower House.
“We have submitted a memorandum containing the signatures of 60 UPA MPs. It is for her to take a view on the matter,” Kharge told the media.Deputy leader of the Congress Amarinder Singh, who along with party chief whip Jyotiraditya Scindia accompanied Kharge, felt there would be no problem in taking an early decision in the wake of the memorandum. “I do not think there will be any problem,” he said.
Asked about the reasoning given by the party in the memorandum, Kharge said the Speaker has been told that the Congress is the single largest party in the Opposition and the loP post is now more important because of its role in the selection of the CVC and lokpal.