India, Dec. 9 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh lost his cool at opposition MPs while participating in the debate on 'Vande Mataram' in the Lok Sabha on Monday.

During the debate on the national song's 150th anniversary, some opposition MPs interrupted the defence minister's speech, asking him to stop and sit down. Singh became enraged.

"Kaun baithanewala hai? Kaun baithayega?" (Who is going to make me sit?). "Kya baat kar rahe ho...baith! Yeh himmat hogayi?" (What are you even saying? Sit down! How dare you?)" he said angrily.

Many BJP leaders joined the defence minister and started shouting at the opposition, asking them how they dared to ask Singh to sit down.

Rajnath Singh then turned to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, asking him to i...