New Delhi, Jan. 11 -- BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla on Sunday accused the Congress Party of boycotting the Somnath Swabhiman Parv, calling it a continuation of the party's longstanding "appeasement politics".

He highlighted Congress' historical opposition to the reconstruction of the Somnath temple and the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Speaking to ANI, Poonawalla said, "When the whole country is celebrating Somnath Swabhiman Parv... it is unfortunate that the Congress Party is boycotting it. The Congress Party has taken the same stance on the Somnath temple for the last 70-75 years. When the idea of reconstruction first came up, Nehru tried to stop it."

"The politics of appeasement began there. He took the same stance on Ayodhya, and the Cong...