LoP: 'Pampering' BJP's ego won't do justice, says Pilot

Underlining that every robust Parliament has a Leader of the Opposition, Congress today said "pampering the ego of BJP" by not having one in Lok Sabha will not do justice to the world's largest democracy and semblance of balance in the House.
Congress leader and former Union Minister Sachin Pilot said not allowing a Leader of the Opposition means the government is taking away that semblance of Parliament being a truly democratic institution.
"There is no law but just a Speaker's ruling and that can be done. It also depends whether you want to have a real Opposition or not. Forget about the perks and emoluments that you get as Leader of the Opposition, that can be taken away... but there must be a semblance of balance in Parliament," he said.

Underlining that the Narendra Modi government has a clear majority and nobody can change the numbers, he told PTI in an interview that the Centre can pass laws that they want but there must be an equitable distribution of voice in Parliament.
Pilot, who is also Rajasthan PCC chief, said, "I think there has to be a recognition of the fact that you need to have a Parliament, a Leader of the Opposition and you can't hide the technicality of the ruling of the Speaker... Ultimately the government will say it is Speaker's choice but we all know that the Speaker has been decided by BJP. So time will tell...But the signals we are getting from the government are that they are not in favour," he said.

He said every "robust Parliament" has a Leader of the Opposition and "I think we won't do justice by just pampering the ego of BJP...