Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha, he said, "BJP has once again demonstrated that it is anti-farmer by opposing the milk price hike. A hike of Rs per litre has been done to benefit the farmers. The quantity of milk has also been increased proportionately. Price hikes should not be poli
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed his support for Rahul Gandhi stating that he has been appointed as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha to "tackle the BJP".
In his first speech as Leader of the Opposition of the 18th Lok Sabha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that it was important that the voice of the opposition be allowed in the House, adding that he hoped that the opposition would be allowed to raise the voice of people in the House with
Notably, Lok Sabha did not have a Leader of the Opposition in the last 10 years because no political party, other than the ruling party, was able to secure the minimum Lok Sabha seats required to nominate a Leader of the Opposition.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday praised the appointment of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and said that the House of the People shall truly reflect the aspirations of the last person standing, with Rahul Gandhi becoming their voice.
Congress leader Imran Pratapgarhi said that it is a "happy moment" that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is being elected as Leader of the Opposition in the 18th Lok Sabha adding that the "biggest protector" of the Constitution Rae Barelli MP will be standing in front of the government.
Following the announcement of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is being elected as leader of the Opposition in the 18th Lok Sabha, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari thanked Rae Bareli MP for fulfilling the wishes of the party leaders and said that under his leadership voices against "BJP's dictatorship"
Congress leader Imran Masood on Tuesday said that it was his wish to see party leader Rahul Gandhi as Leader of the Opposition adding that the latter is the "strongest voice" of the opposition.
After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was elected as Leader of the Opposition, Independent MP Pappu Yadav on Tuesday said that Rahul Gandhi is an "internationally recognised" leader.
Congress on Tuesday declared that Rahul Gandhi, party's MP from Raebareli will be Leader of the Opposition in the 18th Lok Sabha, ending the 10-year spell of no LoP in the Lower House since 2014.
Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has been elected Leader of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Legislature Party and will be the Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly