The Bharatiya Janata Party today interpreted Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's remarks that Pakistani agencies were approaching victims of Muzaffarnagar riots to lure them into terrorism as an attempt to cast doubts about the patriotism of Muslims and demanded an apology from him.

The BJP says it will approach the Election Commission against Rahul's remarks.

"Rahul Gandhi has tried to point the needle of suspicion at Muslims by his remarks today. These Muslims did not go to Pakistan at the time of Partition and decided to live here," BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain said.

The BJP's Muslim face condemned Gandhi's statement. "Rahul Gandhi has raised questions about the patriotism of Indian Muslims by saying they were approached by ISI. This is unfortunate. He should apologise for his remarks," he said.

Speaking at a public meeting in Indore, Gandhi had alleged that BJP is trying to divide the nation and damaging the country's secular fabric.

He invoked the Muzaffarnagar riots and said that Pakistani agencies were approaching some of the victims to lure them to terrorism.

Hussain said BJP has never said Indian Muslims are communal or that they can be influenced by Pakistan's ISI.