AGRA, Oct. 17 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLC and UP state secretary Vijay Shivhare on Friday launched a sharp attack on Samajwadi Party (SP) Rajya Sabha MP Ramji Lal Suman after a purported video of the latter having non-vegetarian food in Pilibhit during Navratri (auspicious days of Hindu calendar) went viral. Reacting strongly to the clip, Shivhare accused SP leaders of being 'Sanatan virodhi' (enemies of Sanatan Dharma) and claimed such acts are deliberately performed in the public eye to hurt religious sentiments. "What can you expect from an MP of a party whose national president is avoiding a visit to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and has not visited the shrine as yet? Ramji Lal Suman has done this to insult Sanatan," he alleged. When contacted, Suman - who previously sparked a nationwide row after calling Mewar ruler Rana Sanga a "traitor" - defended the incident as a matter of personal liberty. "I was in Pilibhit on October 13 and a guest somewhere, where non-vegetarian food was served and I had it," the MP said on Friday. "Is it an issue? It is one's choice and freedom to eat what one likes and what not to eat." Countering the BJP's objections, Suman asked: "Union minister Kiren Rijiju admits to having beef. Will BJP leaders execute him? There are many Brahmins in West Bengal who eat meat and fish. Can the BJP stop them?" htc...