India, April 2 -- A war of words erupted in the Lok Sabha during a discussion on the Waqf Amendment Bill after Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav took a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its delay in electing a new president.

"A party that claims to be the biggest political party in the world has still not been able to elect its own national president," Yadav said in the Lok Sabha.

In response, Union home minister Amit Shah took a 'dynastic politics' jibe at the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister.

"Akhilesh Ji made his remark with a smile, so I will respond in the same manner. The parties sitting across from us in this House all have national presidents who are selected from just five family members. But in our party...