Farooq Abdullah calls for strong opposition as Delhi Police detain leaders during protests against poll panel

Srinagar, Oct 10 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday stressed the need for a strong and empowered opposition to raise public grievances and hold the government accountable. He said the opposition's role in a democracy extends beyond criticism to representing public aspirations, scrutinising government policies and safeguarding constitutional and democratic values. The statement of Abdullah came on a day several opposition leaders and protesters were detained by Delhi Police during protests against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Abdullah said that suppressing the voice of the…