New Delhi, April 20 -- Congress leader BK Hariprasad on Sunday criticised the BJP and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologise to the country for the controversial remarks made by party MP Nishikant Dubey, saying it has become the "latest fashion" for the BJP to distance itself from those who speak against the Constitution and secularism.

Speaking to ANI, Hariprasad said, "This is the latest fashion of the BJP. Their fringe elements will speak against the Constitution, tri-colour and secularism, and they will quietly say that we distance ourselves from this statement. PM Modi should apologise to the country for the statement made by Nishikant Dubey."

This comes amid controversy over Dubey's recent comments in which he critic...