{"id":15092,"date":"2026-08-21T19:05:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=15092"},"modified":"2026-08-21T19:05:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:05:58","slug":"omar-abdullah-backs-rahul-gandhi-says-lops-job-is-to-make-govt-accountable-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=15092","title":{"rendered":"Omar Abdullah backs Rahul Gandhi, says LoP\u2019s job is to make govt accountable | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\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-133412530,imgsize-77258,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/omar-abdullah.jpg\" alt=\"Omar Abdullah backs Rahul Gandhi, says LoP\u2019s job is to make govt accountable\" title=\"Omar Abdullah defends Rahul Gandhi\u2019s protests, says opposition must hold govt accountable\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Omar Abdullah defends Rahul Gandhi\u2019s protests, says opposition must hold govt accountable\">Omar Abdullah defends Rahul Gandhi\u2019s protests, says opposition must hold govt accountable<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>SRINAGAR: Jammu &amp; Kashmir CM <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/omar-abdullah\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Omar Abdullah<\/a> Friday backed <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rahul-gandhi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rahul Gandhi<\/a>, saying it is the job of the leader of the opposition (LoP) to question the govt and hold it accountable. He said, \u201cIf the opposition leader does not question the opposition, then what is the use of him?\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Speaking to reporters, he said questions are not raised when the leader of the opposition in Jammu &amp; Kashmir, Sunil Sharma (BJP), \u201casks useless questions again and again. <!-- -->But when he does it, you enjoy it. When Gandhi does it, you ask why he is doing this.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>He said the opposition should not be judged on different scales. \u201cGandhi is doing what the country expects from him. The job of the opposition leader is to seek answers from the govt and make the govt accountable. Gandhi is doing the same,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cI would like him to continue doing so.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Omar\u2019s remarks came after Gandhi sat on an over-six-hour protest at the Parliament Street police station in Delhi, seeking registration of an FIR on a complaint from a young man who had allegedly suffered pellet injuries during the July 20 protest at Jantar Mantar.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/omar-abdullah-backs-rahul-gandhi-says-lops-job-is-to-make-govt-accountable\/articleshow\/133412489.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Omar Abdullah defends Rahul Gandhi\u2019s protests, says opposition must hold govt accountable SRINAGAR: Jammu &amp; Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah Friday backed Rahul Gandhi, saying it is the job of the leader of the opposition (LoP) to question the govt and hold it accountable. 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