NEW DELHI: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has been named the party’s deputy leader in Lok Sabha, the appointment coming days after the nomination of Rahul Gandhi as the leader of opposition. Gogoi was also the deputy leader in the 17th Lok Sabha.
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has sent a letter to Speaker Om Birla nominating the floor managers in the lower house ahead of the budget session starting on July 22.
Eight-term MP and the senior most LS member Kodikunnil Suresh is the new chief whip of Congress, and Manickam Tagore and Mohammad Jawed are party whips. While Tagore has retained his role as whip, Jawed is a new addition.
INDIA bloc fielded Suresh for the post of Speaker to challenge Om Birla, who was elected by a voice vote. The opposition is still demanding the post of deputy speaker.
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has sent a letter to Speaker Om Birla nominating the floor managers in the lower house ahead of the budget session starting on July 22.
Eight-term MP and the senior most LS member Kodikunnil Suresh is the new chief whip of Congress, and Manickam Tagore and Mohammad Jawed are party whips. While Tagore has retained his role as whip, Jawed is a new addition.
INDIA bloc fielded Suresh for the post of Speaker to challenge Om Birla, who was elected by a voice vote. The opposition is still demanding the post of deputy speaker.
