India, April 11 -- The BJP on Friday attacked the Congress for allegedly insulting the national song, "Vande Mataram", and claimed that the Opposition INDIA bloc prioritises vote bank politics over the nation's dignity.

The BJP's attack came after two Congress councillors in Indore reportedly refused to sing "Vande Mataram" during a discussion on the city municipal corporation's Budget on April 8, saying that Islam did not permit it.

Hitting out at the INDIA bloc, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla termed the Opposition alliance "anti-India" and accused it of placing religious considerations above the Constitution.

"Congress councillors Fauzia Sheikh Alim and Rubina Iqbal declined to participate in Vande Mataram singing durin...