Hyderabad, March 17 -- AIMIM MLAs walking out Telangana Assembly during Vande Mataram has sparked a controversy, with BJP leader Prakash Reddy labelling it as an "insult of the nation."

Speaking with ANI, the BJP leader expressed strong disappointment.

"AIMIM party MLAs yesterday insulted not only the people of Telangana or Hyderabad, but they also insulted the total nation. They are exposed to the people of this country, and just because they boycotted the Vande Mataram song when it was sung in the assembly of Telangana, they walked out... However, I strongly feel that it is an insult to the nation, it is an insult to the people of this country... They have no faith; they have no belief in it in India; they are only loyal to Islam, and...