New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has been appointed as the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, as announced by party general secretary KC Venugopal following a meeting with opposition floor leaders. During the second day of the 18th Lok Sabha session, Rahul Gandhi, displaying a copy of the Indian Constitution, took his oath as a Member of Parliament in New Delhi on Monday (ANI).
At a press briefing, Venugopal revealed that Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi had written to pro-tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab, officially informing him of Rahul Gandhi’s appointment as the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.