New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi should be allowed to speak in Parliament, asserting that the party would question the Centre on the India-US trade deal.

The Congress MP's remarks came after Union Minister JP Nadda used the term "abodh balak" while referring to Rahul Gandhi amid a political row over BJP members objecting to the Leader of Opposition's statement in the Lok Sabha.

Hitting out at Nadda for using the term "abodh balak" for Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi accused the ruling party of trying to silence the Opposition and raising questions over what the government was "scared of".

Speaking to reporters at Parliam...