India, Dec. 11 -- Leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday hit back at BJP President JP Nadda, asking if the debate in the House was about Vande Mataram or former PM Jawaharlal Nehru.

Kharge, who is also the national President of the Congress, interrupted while Nadda was speaking on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, the national song, and was attacking Nehru for undermining the song.

"I want to know if this debate is over Vande Mataram or Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Whatever is being said here is distorted and not the truth," Kharge was quoted by PTI as saying.

The question became a to-and-fro between the two leaders as Nadda said that Congress has "always compromised with India's culture".

"I am discu...