Rahul Gandhi is Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on Tuesday appointed the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, informed party MP KC Venugopal.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on Tuesday appointed the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, informed party MP KC Venugopal.

Addressing the media, Venugopal said that Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi wrote to Pro-tem speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab and informed him Rahul Gandhi will be Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha.

Rahul Gandhi will be the third member of the Gandhi family to hold the post of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha. Before him, his parents, Sonia and Rajiv Gandhi, held the posts.