India, Dec. 10 -- New Delhi

A heated debate unfolded in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday during a discussion marking the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram.

"Tell me the names of four RSS members who went to jail chanting Vande Mataram," said Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh, opening what became one of the most pointed interventions of the session.

He claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) intentionally bring up names like Sardar Vallabhai Patel as one of theirs, since, in reality, he said, "In the fight for freedom, you have no history".

Singh warned against the misuse of national slogans, saying that in films, wrongdoers often misuse religious phrases like 'Jai Bhavani', and added that they will not let the country get exploit...