Jairam Ramesh Welcomes J P Nadda as Rajya Sabha Leader

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh welcomed J P Nadda’s appointment as Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha. Ramesh expressed hope that Nadda would allow the opposition to voice their issues. Nadda, BJP president and Union minister, replaced Piyush Goyal as the Leader of the House.

In a significant political development, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh extended his welcome to J P Nadda on his appointment as the Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha on Monday.

Ramesh emphasized the importance of cooperation, expressing his hope that Nadda would facilitate the opposition's ability to raise their concerns. In a statement on 'X', he remarked, ''Greetings to J P Nadda ji on his being nominated as the Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha. As Venkaiah Naidu garu might have said - if the Leader of the House can accommodate, the Opposition can cooperate.''

Official sources confirmed that the BJP president and Union minister J P Nadda succeeded Piyush Goyal, who recently took oath as a member of the Lok Sabha after winning the election. The Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge remains the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha.