Fadnavis faces heat as Assembly session begins without Opposition leader

Mumbai, Dec. 8 -- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis faced the heat as the opposition grilled him during the winter session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, which began in Nagpur on Monday, for the first time, without any Leader Of Opposition being named.

"The government should point out which rule of the legislature stipulates any condition that an opposition party must have 10 per cent members to be given the post of Leader of the Opposition. When the Aam Aadmi Party was in power in Delhi, the BJP got the post of Leader of the Opposition despite not having 10 per cent members. The BJP does not remember the conditions while taking positions, but when granting positions, they remember all rules and conditions", Bhaskar Jadhav said. ...