India, Dec. 10 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi clashed sharply in the Lok Sabha during a heated debate on electoral reforms, making for one of the most confrontational exchanges of the season.

The flashpoint came when Rahul Gandhi challenged Shah to hold an open debate on the allegations he had raised in recent press conferences about irregularities in voter lists.

Shah, visibly irritated, pushed back, declaring that no one would dictate the order or content of his speech in Parliament.

He mocked the Congress for what he described as selective outrage.

Shah also derided Rahul Gandhi's series of press conferences on "vote chori," including the one he termed a "hydrogen bomb."

He accused the N...