New Delhi, April 26 -- Bharatiya Janata Party National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Saturday slammed Congress, calling them a "Pakistan Parast Party (a party in favour of Pakistan)" after Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that he was not in "favour of war."

Speaking with ANI, Poonawalla said, "INC is no longer the Indian National Congress. It has become INC PPP (Pakistan Parast Party). Congress and Pakistan speak the same language time and again."

Poonawalla alleged that Congress has a "soft corner" for Pakistan and terrorism, adding that they are "speaking the language of Pakistan."

"They have a soft corner for Pakistan and its terrorism... On one hand, they say that they are with the government, but on the other hand, ...