*) India ( New Delhi ): Congress chief Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday describe as "landmark" the Supreme Court's ( SC ) finding to go into the matter of describing the plan of chief of Opposition in Lok Sabha, saying it will benefit recover the binary essence of Indian democracy. The Supreme Court's attention yesterday, he added, is a "defense" of Congress' stand.

"It is a landmark interference to recover the binary spirit of our democracy," he added in a statement, welcoming the apex court's judgement. accusing that the PM Narendra Modi govt's oratory about harmony is a "fictious", the chief of Opposition in Rajya Sabha added all action of the govt, counting the dismissal of LoP rank to Congress, are focused at "destroying the structure which have been the strength of our democracy".

The court certainly to go into the affair of defining the provision of chief of Opposition in Lok Sabha in the matter of selection of sanctioned bodies when there is no known LoP.

inquiring the govt to make its belief fair within 2 weeks, a bench, directed by Chief Justice RM Lodha, affirm the significance of the post saying Leader of Opposition transmits the voice of representation distinct from govt in the House.

Ghulam Nabi Azad added that the NDA govt had offered a meeting which has "outlast its life" to refuse the LoP rank to Congress and it is trying to "corrupt" the invitation of various sanctioned authorities like Lokpal and Central Vigilance Commission ( CVC ) among others. "The NDA govt has been snobbish in refusing the status of the LoP to Congress by giving the matter a distinct colour only to make specific its dictatorial aims of razing its way through," he added.