India, March 11 -- A heated exchange erupted in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday as Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee confronted Union minister Giriraj Singh over the disbursement of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) funds to West Bengal. Banerjee's retort, "Who has made you a minister?" came in response to an alleged remark by Singh, sparking an uproar in the House.

"Giriraj Singh, this is not accepted. You are a central minister, and you are behaving like this! Why would he pass the comment?" Banerjee said, rebuking the minister. However, it remains unclear what Singh had said that provoked the response.

Addressing the issue of withheld MGNREGA funds, Banerjee accused the Union government of unjustly d...