New Delhi (PTI): BJP on Wednesday took strong exception to the Centre's affidavit on Sethusamudram project which objects to religious grounds being raked up for blocking the venture, claiming the UPA was "paying a price" for the support it received from the DMK during the trust vote.

"The UPA is paying for the support it got from the DMK during the trust vote. The affidavit is another blow on the sentiments of millions of Hindus in the country," senior BJP leader V K Malhotra said.

The saffron party also decided to launch a countrywide agitation against the UPA Government on the issue, the details of which would be worked out soon.

The party would launch a nationwide agitation soon to protest the new move by the Government to go ahead with the controversial project, he said.