Bengaluru, May 11 -- Congress MLA B K Hariprasad on Monday referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "Mahishasura" while accusing the BJP of weakening regional parties and sidelining leaders within its own organisation.

Talking to ANI, Hariprasad said, "Take this Mahishasura, he has finished Akali Dal, he has finished Shiv Sena, he has finished Janata Dal, he has finished AIADMK, he has finished NCP. What is he talking about, and if at all he feels Congress has betrayed anybody, it first starts with him. The man who finished Advani has finished all detractors, and Sanjay Joshi is the biggest example. He was caught, and they ruined his entire political career."

Defending the allegation of Congress destroying other parties, he further s...