Pune, Sept. 13 -- BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Saturday criticised Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, for skipping the oath-taking ceremony of Vice President CP Radhakrishnan, saying he has become the "Leader of Opposing Bharat" and is "nowhere where he is needed."

Speaking to reporters, Thakur said, "When the Parliament is in session, LoP doesn't attend it. When Independence Day is celebrated, LoP doesn't attend the celebrations at the Red Fort. LoP doesn't attend the oath ceremony of the VP-elect. The public didn't make an LoP for the first 10 years. If he has become an LoP for the third time, he has become Leader of Opposing Bharat instead of Leader of Opposition...He is nowhere where he is needed. But Rahul Gandhi leads in o...