New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- On the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin's arrival in New Delhi, a fresh political clash erupted as Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi accused the Modi government of deliberately blocking visiting foreign leaders from meeting him.
Calling the move a violation of democratic norms, Rahul alleged that the practice honoured under Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh, was being dismantled due to the Centre's "insecurity.""It has always been a convention that visiting leaders meet the Leader of Opposition. This used to happen during Vajpayee ji's and Manmohan Singh ji's governments," Rahul Gandhi said. "But now, when foreign dignitaries visit India-or when I am abroad-the government advises them not to meet the LoP. This is their polic...