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Leader of Opposition (LoP)
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was officially recognised as the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the 18th Lok Sabha.
What is the role of Leader of Opposition (LoP)?
- A Leader of Opposition is the PM-in-waiting.
- The LoP holds an important position in a parliamentary democracy.
- He is a part of the high-level committee that selects the
- Chief Election Commissioners
- heads of central agencies like the CBI and ED.
- Lokpal
- Chief Vigilance Commissioner
- National Human Rights Commission chairperson.
- LoP is a “shadow Prime Minister”: According to the ‘Practice and Procedure of Parliament’, a manual published by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, as a shadow Prime Minister, the LoP has to be prepared to “take up the responsibility of forming a government if his party secures a majority at an election or if the government resigns or is defeated.”
- The position — both in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha — has statutory recognition. The LoP is given salary and certain other facilities and amenities as mandated by The Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977.
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