New Delhi, March 24 -- BJP MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy pulled up a sharp criticism of the Congress party and said that the 'pseudo-secular' party has always disrespected and went against the very spirit of the Constitution.

In response to a reported statement by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on the Constitution, Konda Reddy alleged that the Congress party wants to discriminate and divide India based on religion.

"Congress party has always disrespected the Constitution and went against the very spirit of Constitution. They want to give reservation based on religion. It not only goes against the Constitution, but also against the very spirit of the secular nature of India. That is why, they are well-known as pseudo-secular....