JD-U comes out in support of Congress for LOP post

June 13, 2014 16:06

The Janata Dal-United today announced its support to the Congress for the post of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha even as the treasury side has kept suspense over the issue.

"In a similar situation in Bihar, the then Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of our party had given the status of Leader of Opposition to Adbul Bari Siddiqui of the Rashtriya Janata Dal though his party did not have the numbers to claim it," party general secretary K C Tyagi said.

The JD-U, which has only two members in the Lok Sabha,is of the view that the main opposition party needed to be given the Leader of Opposition status to be on the panel to consider key appointments like the central vigilance commissioner, head of the National Human Rights Commission and the Lokpal.

"At the Centre, the requirement is all the more. There are legal and constitutional requirements, which have to be fulfilled. That is why we are demanding that a leader of the Congress should be given the Leader of Opposition status in Lok Sabha," Tyagi said.

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