New Delhi, March 9 -- Backing the No Confidence Motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday lashed out at the Centre and accused the ruling party of "unwillingness to accept the opposition."

Speaking to reporters ahead of the second phase of the Budget Session, Sanjay Raut alleged that the Centre "humiliated" the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, by allegedly not letting him speak when he cited former Army Chief General MM Naravane's unpublished memoir in the House.

Raut said, "The ruling party should think about why this happened. Ever since Modi's rule began in this country in 2014, he has been unwilling to accept the opposition in any House, be it the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha...