NEW DELHI: Hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin ’s arrival in New Delhi, Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday criticised the Modi-led Centre, saying it no longer follows the tradition of allowing foreign dignitaries to meet the Leader of Opposition, a practice observed during the tenures of former prime ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh . Speaking to reporters in the Parliament complex, Rahul expressed displeasure that the LoP is not given the opportunity to meet visiting foreign leaders, arguing that the opposition also represents India. Rahul said, "Generally, the tradition has been that whoever visits India, the LoP used to have a meeting. It used to happen in the Vajpayee government, the Manmohan Singh government. But this i

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