New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- When Congress leader Rahul Gandhi rose to speak in Parliament on Monday, there was a huge uproar from treasury benches over his remarks aimed at targeting the Modi government and the Lok Sabha proceedings saw repeated adjournments.

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and the Union Home Minister Amit Shah were present in the House when Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, began his speech on the motion of thanks to the President's Address. They urged the chair not to allow the Congress leader to quote from an unpublished book or a magazine article that cited the book.

Soon after the Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the first time in the day, Congress leaders started arriving at Rahul Gand...