{"id":10766,"date":"2026-08-10T12:40:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T12:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=10766"},"modified":"2026-08-10T12:40:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T12:40:38","slug":"after-rahuls-fifth-row-seat-last-year-government-says-lop-to-sit-after-ministers-on-independence-day-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=10766","title":{"rendered":"After Rahul&#8217;s &#8216;fifth row&#8217; seat last year, government says LoP to sit after ministers on Independence Day | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133103743,imgsize-1059089,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/leader-of-opposition-rahul-gandhi-during-the-independence-day-celebration-at-red-fort-last-year.jpg\" alt=\"After Rahul's 'fifth row' seat last year, government says LoP to sit after ministers on Independence Day\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Defence secretary RK Singh on Monday said leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has been invited to the Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort on August 15 and will be seated immediately after the Union Cabinet ministers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>&#8220;Leader of opposition has been invited, and his seating would be as per the Table of Precedence, which is exactly after Cabinet ministers,&#8221; Singh told news agency ANI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The clarification comes after Congress criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s seating arrangement during the Independence Day celebrations last year, alleging that he was seated in the &#8220;fifth row&#8221; and calling the move a display of &#8220;pettiness&#8221; and a disregard for democratic norms.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Officials from the ministry of defence, which organises the event, said the seating was arranged &#8220;according to the Table of Precedence&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Congress had also accused the Centre of violating established protocol and undermining democratic decorum after Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge were seated in the third row during the Republic Day celebrations earlier this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>As per protocol, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha has a rank equivalent to that of a Cabinet minister.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>According to the Warrant of Precedence issued by the President&#8217;s Secretariat, seating arrangements at state and ceremonial occasions are decided based on constitutional rank and office, and not political affiliation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The Table of Precedence is a protocol list that applies to state and ceremonial occasions, including national events such as Republic Day celebrations, and has no application to the day-to-day functioning of the government.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Under Article 7 of the Table of Precedence, the Leaders of opposition in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are placed alongside Union Cabinet ministers, after the Speaker of Lok Sabha, the Chief Justice of India and former prime ministers.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/after-rahuls-fifth-row-seat-last-year-govt-says-lop-to-sit-after-ministers-on-i-day\/articleshow\/133103595.cms\" 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