NEW DELHI: Congress leaders on Friday launched a broadside towards its Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor after he was invited for the Presidential dinner for Putin, whereas the federal government didn’t lengthen invitations to Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge.Congress chief Pawan Khera mentioned that members of Congress ought to perceive the “sport being performed” by the Centre and shouldn’t be part of it.“Those that issued such an invite additionally increase many questions. And people who accepted the invitation are additionally open to scrutiny,” Khera mentioned.“Everybody has their very own conscience, their very own interior voice. Had we been invited as an alternative of our leaders, it’s clear that we might not have accepted it. We must always perceive why the sport is being performed, who’s taking part in the sport, and why we should not be a part of it,” he added.This comes after Thiruvananthapuram MP confirmed that he has been invited to the dinner and mentioned that he’ll “positively go.”“There was a time when the chairman of the exterior affairs committee was routinely invited. That follow appears to have been stopped for some years. It has been resumed, I believe as a result of I have been invited,” Tharoor mentioned.“I believe, frankly, the customized that often was once adopted was for a large illustration. Definitely. I bear in mind within the outdated days we used to haven’t solely the LoPs, we used to have numerous different cross part of representatives of various events. And I believe it conveys an excellent impression. That is all performed by the federal government, by the protocol, by the Rashapati Bhavan. What do I do know? All I can say is I have been honored to be invited. After all, I’ll go,” he added.In the meantime, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh mentioned that “the 2 LoPs haven’t been invited ” for the occasion.“There was hypothesis whether or not the chief of the opposition within the Lok Sabha and the chief of the opposition within the Rajya Sabha have been invited for tonight’s official dinner in honour of President Putin. The 2 LoPs haven’t been invited,” Jairam Ramesh mentioned in a social media submit on X.Veteran Congress chief Salman Khurshid additionally attacked the federal government, claiming that the transfer isn’t in accordance with democratic traditions and the system.“I consider this isn’t in accordance with democratic traditions and the system. Even opposition leaders haven’t obtained the respect they deserve,” he mentioned.This comes a day after Rahul had accused the Centre of barring international dignitaries from assembly the opposition leaders.Talking to reporters within the Parliament complicated, Rahul expressed displeasure and alleged that the federal government tells visiting international dignitaries to not meet the Chief of the opposition as a result of its “insecurity”.“Usually, the custom has been that whoever visits India, the LoP used to have a gathering. It used to occur within the Vajpayee authorities, the Manmohan Singh authorities. However this isn’t the case now,”Rahul had mentioned.“Every time I go to overseas, they recommend that these folks should not meet the LoP. Folks instructed us we have now been knowledgeable to not meet the LoP. LoP gives a second perspective; we additionally characterize India, however the authorities does not need us to satisfy international dignitaries. PM Modi and the international ministry don’t observe this now due to insecurity,” he added.Putin is on a 2-day go to to India. Following his arrival on the Palam Airport, PM Modi welcomed Putin with a hug. Each leaders shared the identical automotive journey to Lok Kalyan Marg residence of the Prime Minister Modi the place Putin was gifted a replica of the sacred Bhagwad Gita.Putin was additionally welcomed by President Droupadi Murmu as he obtained a ceremonial welcome and the tri-services guard of honour on the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday.The ceremonial welcome was accorded on the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, following which, Putin inspected the Guard of Honour.