India, Feb. 3 -- Lok Sabha saw intense debate between the ruling party and Opposition on Monday when Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi attempted to quote from the memoir of former Army chief MM Naravane regarding the India-China conflict, prompting Cabinet Ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh to intervene. The session was adjourned three times as Rahul tried to refer to Naravane, but could not finish even one sentence due to accusations by Rajnath and other BJP members that he was misleading the House.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla prevented Rahul from raising the issue amid heated exchanges between the treasury and opposition benches. Birla directed Rahul to confine his remarks to the Motion of Thanks to the President's address, frequentl...