The Congress in Maharashtra on Wednesday dubbed the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as "anti-reservation", an assertion coming after the saffron party attacked opposition leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on quota made in the US, reported news agency PTI.

Talking to reporters in Mumbai, state Congress president Nana Patole accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of "distorting" Rahul Gandhi's remarks on reservation.