Ranchi, April 18 -- Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Friday strongly condemned Jharkhand Minister Hafizul Hassan's alleged remark that "Shariat will be considered first and then the Constitution," calling it anti-national and demanding legal action.

"Hafizul Hassan continuously makes statements against the country and Babasaheb Ambedkar's Constitution... He threatened violence... There should be a case of treason against him," Seth said while speaking to ANI.

Referring to a recent march led by BJP leaders, Seth said that they had approached the Governor over the matter.

"We all marched to Raj Bhavan yesterday because the government here did not make a decision. We told the Governor that he (Hassan) should be immediate...