India, March 26 -- Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla of denying him the opportunity to speak in the Parliament. Gandhi, the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, alleged that the proceedings were being run in an "undemocratic manner" and claimed that his repeated requests to raise key issues were ignored.

"I don't know what is going on... I requested him (the Speaker) to let me speak, but he just ran away and did not let me speak. This is no way to run the House," Gandhi told reporters outside Parliament.

Speaking to reporters outside the Parliament, Gandhi revealed that he had sought to speak on the upcoming Maha Kumbh Mela and the growing issue of unemployment but was repeatedly stopped. "I did ...