Defence minister Rajnath Singh lost his cool on Monday during a heated debate on ‘Vande Mataram’ in the Lok Sabha. The House was discussing the 150th anniversary of the national song when several opposition MPs interrupted Singh’s speech and asked him to stop speaking and sit down.

This triggered an angry reaction from the minister.

Rajnath Singh’s Angry Response

Singh confronted the opposition with sharp words.
He shouted, "Kaun baithanewala hai? Kaun baithayega?" (Who is going to make me sit?).
He added, "Kya baat kar rahe ho...baith! Yeh himmat hogayi?" (What are you even saying? Sit down! How dare you?)

Several BJP MPs quickly backed Singh. They turned toward the opposition benches and yelled at their members, questioning how they could ask a senior minister to sit down.

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Speaker Intervenes

Rajnath Singh then appealed to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. He asked Birla to step in and restore order. The Speaker responded by signaling opposition MPs to calm down and allow the debate to continue.

What Rajnath Singh Said About Vande Mataram

During his speech, Singh strongly criticised the Congress party. He said Congress was responsible for the “fragmentation” of the national song due to its “appeasement politics,” which he claimed began during former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s time.

He said, "Restoring the glory of Vande Mataram is the need of the hour and also a demand of morality. Justice that should have been done to 'Vande Mataram' did not happen, and unequal treatment was given to the national anthem and the national song."

Claim of Historical Injustice

Singh argued that the “injustice” done to Vande Mataram was not a one-time event. He said it marked the beginning of what he sees as Congress’s long-running appeasement politics. According to him, this was not just unfair to a song but to the people of newly independent India.

Call for Fair Evaluation

The defence minister said the country now needed an objective look at the song’s full history. He insisted that the complete version of Vande Mataram and the book Anand Math were not “anti-Islam.” Instead, he said they expressed the resistance against the Nawab of Bengal and British rule.

He said, "Now is the time for an unbiased evaluation of Vande Mataram and its history. Everyone has heard the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram, but many are not familiar with the rest. Most parts of the original version have been forgotten, and those stanzas depict the essence of India."