Bengaluru, Nov. 13 -- The opposition BJP on Wednesday slammed chief minister Siddaramaiah over his remarks questioning the timing of the powerful car explosion near Delhi's Red Fort, with the state BJP chief accusing him of echoing what it called the Congress party's "anti-national legacy."

State BJP chief BY Vijayendra lashed out at the chief minister and called his remarks "irresponsible, insenstive and low-level political statements." He alleged that the remarks, along with those allegedly made by Congress leaders after the 2019 Pulwama attack, "aided Pakistan's propaganda".

"When the sovereignty and security of the nation are at stake, the entire country must stand together," said Vijayendra, adding that the Congress leadership had ...