New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Congress MP K.C.Venugopal strongly criticised the BJP for the claimed "hate-filled agenda of religious bigotry" in response to the latest arrest of a Christian priest in Nagpur, Maharashtra, on Wednesday in an official X post. He said that the arrest was highly condemnable and claimed that the arrest was an indication that the BJP is using state machinery to "selectively target" Christians.

The MP said that the polarisation is growing day by day, and that has resulted in life being unlivable for all minorities who live in BJP-ruled parts of the country. The criticism came amidst the arrest of twelve individuals, including Father Sudhir, a Malayali priest of the CSI South Kerala Diocese, Nagpur Mission, and his wife,...