This comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting India for a 2-day state visit and will also hold the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit with PM Modi.

The Centre has responded to Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s claim of the union government advising foreign dignitaries visiting India to not meet the LoP, saying that such meetings outside the government are up to the visiting delegation to decide.

This comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting India for a 2-day state visit and will also hold the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi.

Read latest updates related to Putin's India visit here .

While speaking to reporters outside Parliament, the Congress MP claimed that the government “suggesting” di

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