New Delhi, March 13 -- Congress MP Imran Masood alleged that democracy is under threat following a disruption that Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, faced while speaking in the Lok Sabha.

Speaking to ANI, he said, "Democracy is under threat. The same thing was repeated in the House today. They fume over the opposition's questions. Not allowing the opposition leader to speak in the House is undemocratic. They turned Rahul Gandhi's microphone off."

"Nishikant Dubey was permitted to continue speaking beyond his allotted time without interruption", prompting allegations of unequal rule application against the opposition, stating that the rules are different for them," he added.

Earlier, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju c...