Ranchi, July 28 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party today accused the ruling INDI alliance of pursuing appeasement politics at the cost of justice and institutional accountability.

Addressing a press conference, BJP state spokesperson Ajay Sah alleged that vote-bank considerations were taking precedence over constitutional obligations.

Sah referred to recent remarks made by Maulana Shahabuddin Rizvi of the All India Muslim Jamaat during a political meeting in Delhi, and their subsequent endorsement by Maulana Sajid Rashidi.

The comments, aimed at Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav, were criticised for being derogatory and gender-insensitive.

"When such statements are made about a Hindu woman MP, the INDI alliance remains silent. Is appease...