Keeping the Congress on tenterhooks, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will take a decision on the issue of giving the post of Leader of Opposition to the party after studying rules, regulations and precedents.<br /><br />Elected to the post unanimously a week ago, she says she would consult constitutional authorities, legal experts and "experienced persons" before deciding the issue ahead of the Budget session, expected to start on July 7.<br /><br />"Definitely we will have to think over it. There are rules and regulations. One says ten per cent, another says single largest group. And there are past precedents which I will have to study. Only after that I will be able to take a decision", Mahajan told.<br /><br />She was replying to a question whether it was necessary for a party to win a minimum of ten per cent seats of the 543-member House to get the Leader of the Opposition status.<br /><br />Mahajan appeared not impressed by the Congress argument that though it has secured 44 seats, the UPA, which is a pre-poll alliance, has secured 58 seats.<br /><br />"Rules say, If I am not wrong, whether a party has that many seats. They do not talk of a coalition. Leader of the Opposition belongs to the main opposition party and it is the party that is recognised, not the alliance", she said.<br /><br /><br />For More information on this news visit : http://www.newsx.com/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at : http://www.facebook.com/newsxonline<br />Subscribe to our YouTube Channel : http://www.youtube.com/newsxlive
