New Delhi, Jan 12 (DHNS): The BJP on Thursday sought to draw a parallel between Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Hafiz Saeed, the founder of terror outfit LeT, saying the Congress leader in his attack on the BJP and the RSS echoed Saeed's views.

"Karnataka CM is echoing views of Hafiz Saeed. Uncannily similar thinking or deliberate attempt to divert focus from misgovernance? CM should apologize," BJP spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao tweeted.

"Desperation and frustration of Siddaramaiah is evident. For vote bank politics, he is making senseless charges against the BJP and the RSS, and echoing views of Hafiz Saeed who considers India, BJP, RSS terrorists," Rao said.

He wondered if the Congress leader would join Saeed's new party after polls. Pakistan-based Saeed had recently announced to launch his own political party.

Rao's attack at the Karnataka chief minister came after the latter called the BJP and the RSS "Hindu extremists".

Rao also tweeted Saeed's comments in which he had called the BJP and the RSS "terrorist outfits" to claim that Siddaramaiah echoed his views.

Terming Siddaramaiah's statement as anti-national, Hubli-Dharwad Lok Sabha member Pralhad Joshi demanded the Congress president Rahul Gandhi to clarify the party stand on this.

Siddaramaiah has indirectly made his government's stand clear that he would not ban PFI and SDPI, despite their role in killing of several BJP workers, Joshi alleged.