The Opposition Congress was on Friday (December 5) expressed dismay over the fact that Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, the leaders of Opposition (LoPs) in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, respectively, were ignored for the banquet for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Grand Old Party also took a dig at its MP Shashi Tharoor for accepting the invite.

Congress general-secretary in-charge communications and senior MP Jairam Ramesh confirmed in a post on X that the two Opposition leaders were not invited.

LoPs not invited, confirms Congress

“There has been speculation whether the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha have been invited for tonight's official dinner in honour of President Putin. The two LoPs have not been invited,

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