New Delhi, May 17 -- Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Vinod Bansal on Sunday criticised Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's remarks over the Bhojshala case in Madhya Pradesh, alleging that the party has a long history of being "anti-Hindu".

Bansal said the Congress often distances itself from controversial comments while still protecting such leaders.

The VHP leader said, "Engaging in divisive rhetoric and making anti-Hindu statements is not a recent phenomenon for the Congress party; it is a very old tradition... Such tactics have been going on continuously. Now, this latest statement from the Congress comes from a leader who, just two days ago, was claiming that he is a Sanatani himself... The very DNA of the Congress party has always...