- Congress is trying to approach legal norms for the position of LoP, but the BJP will not deviate from the rules of appointing the LoP
- Union Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that congress can approach the court as it is their right but the LoP’s appointment will be made by the speaker
- According to law since 1953 speaker appoints the LoP and the status is given to a party that has at least 10% members in the House
- In the past there have been years where there was no LoP and decision of appointment is always by the speaker and if there has to be a change, then there should be a discussion
- Mr.Prasad opined if congress had put honest efforts in shaping the government then there was no need to approach the court
- Mr.Prasad further denied to talk upon the dropping of senior advocate Gopal Subramanium’s name as Supreme Court judge and said that the government had a right to seek reconsideration of the recommendation made
- Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/congress-is-free-to-approach-court/article6191185.ece