New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday, alleged that the Centre suggests that the foreign dignitaries not meet the LoP.

Speaking to reporters outside the Parliament, Rahul Gandhi said it was tradition under former Prime Ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh for the LoP to meet foreign dignitaries.

The Congress MP said, "This has been a tradition. But these days, foreign dignitaries visit, or when I visit abroad, the government suggests that they not meet the LoP. This is their policy, and they do it all the time."

Further, he said that PM Narendra Modi and the External Affairs Ministry are "insecure".

"We have relations w...