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Sushilkumar Shinde likely to replace Pranab
as leader of Lok Sabha
Tuesday July 17, 2012 11:01:03 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Union
Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde is likely to be the new Leader
of the House in the Lok Sabha after Pranab Mukherjee was nominated
as the ruling UPA's presidential nominee, said government sources.
According to the sources, Shinde is likely to get the post despite
the fact that his name figures after Home Minister P. Chidambaram
and former cabinet minister Virbhadra Singh in the pecking order
decided by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Sources said this order is generally based on which leader became
a junior minister or a cabinet minister in the government at what
point of time and also takes into account his administrative and
parliamentary experience.
While there are concerns in the government that appointing
Chidambaram as Leader of the House in the Lok Sabha may unite the
opposition against the government, given allegations of his
involvement in the 2G scam, Virbhadra Singh is no more in the
cabinet after a Shimla court framed corruption charges against him
recently.
The names of Corporate Affairs Minister M. Veerappa Moily and
Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath come after Shinde in that
pecking order, said the sources.
Shinde, a Dalit leader and former Maharashtra chief minister, is a
veteran parliamentarian and enjoys popularity across parties in
the house.
The crucial appointment of Leader of the House has to be made
before parliament's monsoon session convenes August 8, said the
sources.
According to the rules, Leader of the House shall be the prime
minister, if he is a member of the house, or another minister, so
appointed by the prime minister.
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