The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday slammed the Congress and other opposition parties over Maharashtra Samajwadi Party (SP) President Abu Azmi's remarks about Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, news agency PTI reported.

The party's reaction came amid a row over the Maharashtra SP leader allegedly eulogising the Mughal Emperor in his recent remarks. Azmi had said that during Aurangzeb's reign, India's border extended to Afghanistan and Burma (present-day Myanmar), and the country was then referred to as the 'golden sparrow' with its gross domestic product (GDP) accounting for 24 per cent of the world.