Leader of Opposition: The Leader of Opposition gets many rights and this post is quite powerful! 

Leader of Opposition Rights and Powers: After the formation of the Modi government for the third time in the country, now the selection of the speaker candidate is yet to be done. A special session of Parliament will be called from June 24. In this special session, the swearing-in ceremony of new MPs can be held on June 24 and 25, while the election of the Lok Sabha Speaker can be held on June 26. Along with this, the post of Leader of the Opposition will also be formally restored. This time the post of Leader of the Opposition will come to Congress, which won 99 seats. Let us tell you that after 19 years, there will be a formal restoration for the post of Leader of Opposition (LOP).

Rahul Gandhi can become the leader of the opposition

The Congress party has won 99 seats in this election and is the second-largest party. With this, after the support of an independent MP, the number of Congress has reached 100 and this time the party will get the post of Leader of Opposition. The Congress Working Committee has passed a resolution to make Rahul Gandhi the Leader of Opposition and if Rahul accepts it, he will be the next Leader of Opposition.

Why was the Leader of Opposition not in the Lok Sabha for 10 years?

To get the post of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, a party needs 10 percent i.e. 55 seats, but in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections, no party got that many seats. Due to this, the post of Leader of the Opposition remained vacant for 10 years. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Congress won 44 seats and Mallikarjun Kharge was the leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party, but he did not have the status of Leader of Opposition. At the same time, Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary, who won 52 seats in the 2019 elections, was elected as the leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party, but he also did not get the status of Leader of the Opposition.

Status is equal to that of a cabinet minister

The Leader of the Opposition gets many rights and this post is quite powerful. The status of the Leader of the Opposition is equal to that of a cabinet minister. The Leader of the Opposition gets a preference equal to the leader of the House i.e. the PM. Like a cabinet minister, the Leader of the Opposition gets a salary, other allowances, and facilities. According to the report, the Leader of the Opposition gets Rs 3.30 lakh every month, a hospitality allowance of one thousand, a house of the level of a cabinet minister, a car and driver, along security facilities. Apart from this, the Leader of the Opposition also gets about 14 staff, whose entire expenses are borne by the government.

What are the powers of the Leader of the Opposition?

If many members are speaking different things in the House, but during this time the Leader of the Opposition stands up, then the Speaker ignores everyone else and allows the Leader of the Opposition to intervene. The Leader of the Opposition has the right to intervene in the House at any time without giving any notice, whereas other members cannot do so.

What powers does the Leader of the Opposition get?

The Lok Sabha Secretariat takes the opinion of the Leader of the Opposition while allocating various rooms in the Parliament. Along with this, the opinion of the Leader of the Opposition is also taken regarding who will sit in the front and second rows of the Opposition within the House. The Leader of the Opposition is included in the committee that appoints the heads of Election Commissioners, National Human Rights Commission, Central Information Commission, CVC, and CBI. Usually, the Leader of the Opposition is made the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Lok Sabha and this committee has the right to summon even the PM.