Bhubaneshwar, Oct. 15 -- BJP MP Sambit Patra on Thursday slammed Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and student activists, accusing them of serving foreign interests and destabilising the country over anti-government demonstrations in the national capital.

In a press conference, he took strong exception to comparing street demonstrations and civil unrest to Lord Shiva's sacred Tandav, characterising it as an insult to religious sentiments.

"Just a few days ago, Rahul Gandhi said that all of this is a dance of Shiva. I have never heard the term 'dance of Shiva' used in this context. This is not Shiva's dance; it is a romance between traitors and Pakistan. Rahul ji, this is a romance between traitors and Pakistan that the entire nation...