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section 8

Provision for residence, telephone and staff for Leader of opposition

The Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha Sadasya Vetan Tatha Bhatta Adhiniyam, 1972
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  1. (1) The member who is the Leader of opposition shall, in addition to whatever he is entitled to as such member under sections 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, be entitled,—
    • (a) without payment of rent, to the use of a furnished residence at Bhopal for the period he is Leader of opposition and for the period of one month immediately thereafter and no charge shall fall upon the Leader of the opposition in respect of the maintenance of such residence;
    • (b) at the cost of the Government, to the provision of a telephone at the residence provided to him under clause (a): Provided that such charges as the telephone shall be borne by the Leader of opposition;
    • (c) at the cost of the Government, to the service of a typist and a peon.
  2. (2) The expenditure to be incurred in respect of furnishing of the residence provided under sub-section
  3. (1) and the annual expenditure to be incurred in respect of upkeep, annual repairs and maintenance of such residence shall be subject to the same monetary limits as one fixed by section 8 of the Madhya Pradesh Mantri (Vetan Tatha Bhatta) Adhiniyam, 1972 (No. 25 of 1972) and the rules made thereunder in respect of a residence provided to a Minister under the said Adhiniyam.
  4. (3) The date on which a member becomes or ceased to be the Leader of the Opposition shall be published in the Gazette and any such notification shall be conclusive evidence of the fact that he became or ceased to be the Leader of Opposition on that date for the purposes of this section.
  5. (4) For the purpose of this section—
    • (a) "Leader of opposition" means that member who is for the time being the leader in the State Legislative Assembly of the party in opposition to the State Government having the greatest numerical strength in that Assembly and if any doubt arises as to which is or was at any material time the leader in that Assembly of such a party, the question, shall be decided, for the purposes of this section, by the Speaker of the said Assembly and his decision, certified in writing under his hand, shall be final and conclusive;

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