New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on April 16 hit out at the Rajasthan government for slapping sedition charges against firebrand Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Praveen Togadia, saying it showed "bankruptcy of the Rajasthan government".

"There is a tradition of distributing symbolic weapons. Trishul is not a weapon of mass destruction, but a symbol of devotion," party spokesman Pramod Mahajan told reporters.

PTI