CWC members unanimously urge Rahul Gandhi to take Leader of Opposition role: Venugopal
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New Delhi: Congress Working Committee members on Saturday unanimously urged Rahul Gandhi to take the role of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, as it also credited his two Bharat Jodo Yatras for the party’s performance in the general elections.
At a press conference following the a meeting of the extended Congress Working Committee (CWC), party general secretary KC Venugopal said CWC members unanimously requested Gandhi to take the Leader of Opposition role.
“Rahul Gandhi said he would take a decision on it very soon,” Venugopal said.
This will be the first time that the Congress, since its ouster from power in 2014, will get the post of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha. It failed to get the position in the past 10 years as its tally was below the requisite 10 per cent of total seats in the House, both in 2014 and 2019.
Venugopal also said the party’s leaders and workers are charged up and asserted that the CWC sentiment is that the Congress’ revival has begun.