Siddharthnagar, Dec. 22 -- BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Monday weighed in on the heated debate over Vande Mataram in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, alleging that the Samajwadi Party's conduct during the discussion exposed its true face. His remarks came after the special debate during the Winter Session marking 150 years of the national songs.

"Today, Vande Mataram was included in the agenda of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. It had become the anthem of the country's independence. On the 150th anniversary of this song, there was a discussion about it," Pal said. Criticising the opposition, he added. "The way the people of SP created a ruckus in the assembly today definitely exposes the face of SP."

Earlier, Chief Minister Y...