Leader of Opposition: What powers Rahul Gandhi will hold?
RaGa as LOP after a decade
Rahul Gandhi has become the first leader of the opposition after 10 years.
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Economic benefits
Gandhi will enjoy the status, salary, and allowances equivalent to a Cabinet minister. He will get a salary of Rs 3.3 lakh. He will also get a Z+ security cover.
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Will vote for CEC
Rahul Gandhi will now have the right to be on the three-member panel that selects the chief election commissioner and two election commissioners.
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Important stance in electing the heads of Central agencies
Rahul Gandhi will have greater powers as a member of the committee that picks the chiefs of the central agencies like the CBI, ED, and CVC.
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Say in three member committee
The three-member committee will be led by PM Modi, even though the Prime Minister will lead the panel, the Chief Justice of India, or a Supreme Court judge appointed by the panel with Gandhi on board.
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Additional perks
Additionally, Gandhi will get a government bungalow similar to that of a Cabinet minister.
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