New Delhi, April 7 -- BJP national spokesperson Shahzad Poonawalla on Monday condemned Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara over the latter's comments in connection with the Bengaluru sexual assault case.

Poonawalla termed his comments as "misogynistic" and said the minister has an "obnoxious mindset".

The state minister Parameshwara faced criticism for saying, in context of a molestation case that took place on April 3 in Bengaluru, that such crimes are common in big cities.

The BJP leader claimed that the remark by the Karnataka Home Minister has shaken the conscience of the nation and also trivialised the incident.

"Display of the most shocking misogynistic, patriarchal, sexist and obnoxious mindset. The Home Minister of Karnatak...