Rahul Gandhi News: Russian President Putin has flown to India. In just a few hours he will be on Indian soil. Putin will be India’s special guest from the evening of 4th December till tomorrow. During this, he will meet PM Modi and the President. There is a lot on the agenda. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi has dropped a big bomb to corner the government. Yes, Rahul Gandhi has claimed that the government does not allow foreign leaders to meet opposition leaders or leaders of opposition. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed in the backdrop of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India that there has been a tradition of opposition leaders meeting foreign guests, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not following it, which shows his feeling of insecurity. Now the question is whether Rahul Gandhi’s claim is really true? Is it really true that when foreign guests come to India, they are not allowed to meet the Leader of the Opposition?
Actually, after investigating the allegations made by Rahul Gandhi, the reality appears to be something else. Rahul Gandhi’s allegations do not match the facts. If he says that the government does not allow him to meet foreign guests every time, then there is some evidence in which everything seems to be milk and water. Not just one or two, but many such examples where Rahul Gandhi has met foreign guests. There is also a picture of Rahul Gandhi with him.
Which bomb did Rahul Gandhi burst?
First of all let us know what allegations have been made by Rahul Gandhi. Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi told reporters in the Parliament complex, ‘Generally it has been a tradition that foreign guests who come to India meet the Leader of the Opposition. This used to happen during the time of Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji and also during the time of Manmohan Singh ji. Nowadays it happens that when someone comes from outside or I go somewhere, the government suggests that the guests coming from outside or the people there should not meet the Leader of Opposition when he (Rahul) goes out. He said that the government does this every time. Rahul Gandhi said, ‘We also represent India, not just the government. The government does not want the opposition people to meet outsiders. He claimed, ‘This is the tradition, but Modi ji is not following it, the Ministry of External Affairs is not following it. This is their feeling of insecurity.
Facts among Rahul’s allegations:
Rahul Gandhi’s allegations are contrary to the facts. If we look at the recent events, we can see that many foreign leaders have met the opposition in recent years. Rahul Gandhi said that now leaders coming from abroad do not meet the opposition, but recent examples show something else. Rahul Gandhi himself has met many big foreign leaders and opposition leaders in the past.
First evidence: Rahul Gandhi’s meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. This meeting took place in 2022.
Rahul Gandhi’s meeting with Sheikh Hasina.
Second proof: Rahul Gandhi’s meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. This meeting took place in 2024.
Rahul Gandhi’s meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Third evidence: Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi met New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on March 18, 2025 in New Delhi.
Rahul Gandhi’s meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
Fourth proof: Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Ede and Ambassador May-Elin Steiner met Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi at 10 Janpath, New Delhi on 19 March 2025.
Rahul Gandhi’s meeting with the Foreign Minister of Norway.
Who arranges the meeting?
It becomes clear from these meetings that leaders coming from abroad still meet the opposition and this tradition has not stopped completely. However, amid Rahul Gandhi’s allegations, government sources said that this is decided by the guests only. In the Russian case too, the Russian government will decide whom Putin wants to meet and whom he does not.
