New Delhi, July 31 -- BJP leader Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti on Thursday slammed the Congress party, saying that the NIA Court verdict in the 2008 Malegaon Blast case is a "slap" on the face of the Congress Party.

Speaking to ANI, Jyoti claimed that the Congress shed tears when terrorists died.

She said that Congress had "defamed the Sadhu community" and framed innocent people under false charges.

"Congress connived and called this incident 'saffron terrorism'. Those who died in the blast did not get justice, the terrorists were not caught, and an attempt was made to defame the Sadhu community completely," she said.

"This verdict has been a slap on the face for Congress... Congress sheds tears when terrorists die. By making false allegation...