new delhi congress and bjp on tuesday traded charges in the wake of the controversy arising out of hrd minister arjun singhs assertion of being a loyalistseizing the opportunity of assailing congress after the veteran minister regretted that loyalty was being assessed from a very narrow viewpoint in his party the bjp claimed that some senior congress functionaries had reduced themselves to the state of petsthey should not degenerate themselves to the level of pets bjp spokesman rajeev pratap rudy said he however refused to name any congress leadersuch a mindset he said did not augur well for democracy this demonstration of personal loyalty he added was not conducive to the democratic culture which had matured in indiain its response congress termed rudys remarks as intemperate and undignified it demonstrates a certain lack of culture and courtesy in the bjp congress spokesman manish tiwari said they take things to a level where no discourse is possible he added