Will Rahul Gandhi Be Leader Of Opposition? What Sonia Gandhi Said
NDTV
The Congress Working Committee has passed a resolution saying Mr Gandhi should take up the role.
Reelected the chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party, Sonia Gandhi on Saturday did not have much to say to reporters when asked about the development, shrugging it off as "nothing new". All eyes are, however, on the Leader of the Opposition post in the Lok Sabha and when NDTV asked Mrs Gandhi if Rahul Gandhi would take on the mantle, she said "you should ask him".
Mrs Gandhi's reelection came hours after the Congress Working Committee, the party's top decision-making body, passed a resolution stating that Mr Gandhi - who has been elected as an MP from Rae Bareli and Wayanad with a margin of over 3.5 lakh votes - should be appointed the Leader of the Opposition. No opposition party had got the post in 2014 and 2019 because they had fallen short of the 54 MPs - 10 per cent of the Lok Sabha's strength - needed to be eligible for it.
After the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, the party's national general secretary (organisation) and Alappuzha MP KC Venugopal said "The CWC unanimously requested Rahul Gandhi ji to take the responsibility of the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha." Sources said Mr Gandhi has informed the leadership that he will take a decision soon.
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