India, Dec. 6 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) responded to Congress leaders' allegations that the Leaders of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, were not invited for the banquet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday.

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With a dig at the Congress for doing "drama", BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said that it is upon the foreign dignitaries to decide if they wish to meet a leader.

"Whenever a foreign dignitary visits, they can indicate if they wish to meet any individual. You can see in the pictures that Rahul Gandhi has met ousted Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Mauritius, and the Prime Minister...