Lok Sabha Speaker recognises Rahul Gandhi as Leader of Opposition in Lower House

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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday officially recognized Rahul Gandhi as the Leader of the Opposition, following the Congress party’s formal communication of his nomination to the Lok Sabha Secretariat a day earlier. A notification issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat confirmed that Gandhi has been acknowledged as the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha effective from June 9. Notably, the Rae Bareli MP received this recognition under Section 2 of the Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977.