Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday asked the Congress to honour the decision of the Speaker not to grant the status of Leader of the Opposition to it in the Lok Sabha.
“As per the Constitution, a party must have at least 10 per cent of the total strength of the House for the Leader of the Opposition status. But unfortunately it did not happen. So, they should accept it,” he told reporters here.
His remarks came on a day the Supreme Court decided to go into the issue of interpreting the provision of Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha in the matter of selection of statutory bodies when there is no recognised LoP.
Emphasising the importance of the LoP post, a Bench headed by Chief Justice R.M. Lodha said the Leader of Opposition conveys the voice of a representative different from the government in the House and asked the Centre to make its stand clear within two weeks.
