Big bungalow, lots of power… what will change for Rahul Gandhi after becoming the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha

New Delhi : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be the Leader of Opposition in the 18th Lok Sabha. As the Leader of Opposition, Gandhi will now be given the status of a Cabinet Minister. This will also increase his/her position in the protocol list. After becoming the Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi will now get a bigger bungalow (Type 8). Apart from this, Rahul Gandhi’s responsibilities will also increase. This time Rahul Gandhi has been elected from Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Earlier, he/she has represented Wayanad in Kerala and Amethi in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha. he/she has reached the Lok Sabha for the fifth time.

got the post after 10 years

After a gap of 10 years, a leader has been officially given the status of Leader of Opposition in the Lower House. In the 16th and 17th Lok Sabha, Congress or other opposition parties did not have the required 10 percent members for this post. Congress has won 99 seats in the Lok Sabha elections this time.

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Front row seat in Lok Sabha

As the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi will get a seat in the front row in the Lok Sabha. This seat will be next to the Deputy Speaker’s seat. Apart from this, he/she will also get a room in the Parliament House equipped with secretarial and other facilities. The Leader of the Opposition also gets some privileges on formal occasions. This includes escorting the elected Speaker to the chair and getting a place in the front row when the President addresses both the Houses of Parliament.

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Role in key appointments

As the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi will also be a member of important panels on key appointments such as the Lokpal, Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director, besides the Central Vigilance Commission, Central Information Commission and National Human Rights Commission. The Prime Minister is the head of these panels.

Questions on government policies

One of the major roles of the Leader of Opposition as Leader of Opposition is to raise ‘effective’ questions on the policies of the government. The role of the Leader of Opposition is indeed very challenging as he/she has to ensure accountability of the government to the legislature and the public. As the Leader of Opposition he/she has to present alternatives to government proposals/policies.

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Leader of the Opposition Shadow PM

The opposition leader is the “shadow prime minister”. he/she has a ‘shadow cabinet’ – a cabinet that stands ready to take over the responsibility of forming a government in case his/her party wins a majority in an election or the current government resigns or is defeated. The opposition leader must therefore carefully measure his/her words and actions and act with the same responsibility in matters of national interest as is expected of a prime minister, a government document says.

Rahul will get these facilities

In addition to receiving the salary and other facilities and allowances specified in Section 3 of the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954, as Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi will be entitled to the assistance of a secretary in the same status and pay scale as an MP. he/she will also have personal staff like a Cabinet minister. Gandhi will also be entitled to one private secretary, two additional private secretaries, two assistant private secretaries, two personal assistants, one Hindi steno, one clerk, one sweeper and four Class IV employees. he/she will get constituency allowance at the same rate for the period specified under Section 8 of the 1954 Act, in addition to the sumptuary allowance.

Entry into politics since 2004

Rahul Gandhi entered Indian politics in 2004. Rahul contested his/her first election from Amethi. This was the same seat represented by his/her mother Sonia Gandhi (1999-2004) and his/her late father Rajiv Gandhi between 1981-91. Gandhi was appointed Vice President of the Congress in 2013. he/she took charge of the party on 16 December 2017. he/she left the post of president in May 2019 after the defeat in the Lok Sabha elections.