India, Feb. 2 -- Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday slammed Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over the latter's statement inside the Parliament.

Following the pandemonium in Lok Sabha which ensued after Rahul's attempt to read the excerpt from an unpublished book by a former army chief, Rijiju told the Congress MP to not "play with national security," ANI reported.

The excerpts, from Naravane's memoir 'Four Stars of Destiny', allegedly pertain to the 2020 Galwan clash during which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. The book has been pending with the government for approval for two years now.

"National security is very important. Don't play with national security by speaking the language of anti-India ...