New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tarun Chugh on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Samajwadi Party (SP) over its MP Sanatan Pandey's defence of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav's decision to order firing on 'kar sevaks' during the 1990 Ram Janmabhoomi movement, saying the party's "anti-Hindu, anti-Sanatan, anti-Ram" face cannot be forgotten.

A political war of words erupted and triggered sharp reactions from BJP leaders who accused the SP of being anti-Hindu and practising appeasement politics. BJP leaders hit out at Pandey over his remarks, demanding accountability from the SP leadership and questioning party chief Akhilesh Yadav's silence on the issue.

Pandey had strongly defended Mulayam ...