Goa, Nov. 3 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a sharp attack on the Congress over student activist Neha Bora's remarks alleging that women need protection from the "Brahmanical system" and claiming that priests commit sexual assaults inside temples.

BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari accused Bora of targeting the Hindu faith and alleged that her statements echoed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's earlier remarks about women's safety in temples. He described her comments as part of what he termed an ideological campaign against Sanatan Dharma.

Speaking to NDTV, Bhandari said Bora's remarks appeared to be inspired by Gandhi, recalling his comments following the 2014 gang rape of a woman in Delhi. At the time, Gandhi ha...