Name: LOP row: BJP defends stand, Congress says Centre scared of opposition
Uploaded: 2014-08-22T15:35:51+05:30
Description: BJP claimed that it is not the first but the eighth time that the House does not have an LOP.

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New Delhi: After the Supreme Court questioned the Centre over the status of the Leader of Opposition post in the Lok Sabha, the Bharatiya Janata Party has come out in its defense. 
 
"The LOP post is virtually appointed by the will of the people, and that is reflected by the people they selected to send to Parliament - that is reflected even this time. Not once, but 7 times, there has not been a LoP, this is the 8th time that such a thing has happened," BJP national spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi said. 
 
The apex court on Friday agreed to interpret the LOP provision for the purpose of the appointment of the Lokpal in which the LOP is a selection committee member. But while the SC directed the government to take quick action, the BJP said that "at the time when the Lokayukta has to be appointed, someone from the Opposition can come and participate in the proceedings, and appoint the Lokayukta," lekhi said. 
 
Getting ammunition from the SC's statement, the Congress blamed the government for refusing to understand democratic principles. "Is it the government's case that they don't want the opposition voice in democratic institutions," Congress leader Manish Tewari questioned. 
 
The SC on Friday had raised concerns on why there is no LOP in Parliament. Directing the government to take quick action, the court said that the issue cannot be prolonged as a Lokpal has to be appointed and that the Lokpal Act cannot be put in cold storage. The court has given the government four weeks to respond. 
 
Highlighting the importance of the LOP in Parliament, the apex court said that it conveys the voice different from the government in the House. "LoP is a very important component under the Lokpal Law. There needs to be an objective consideration on the same," the court said. 
 
The apex court has asked Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to find out how the Lokpal will be appointed if there is no LOP. It has also observed that Parliament had never envisaged a situation where there would be no LoP.

LOP row: BJP defends stand, Congress says Centre scared of opposition

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