<p><br />The Congress Thursday accused the BJP of double standards after its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said toilets had to be a greater priority than temples in India.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Addressing college students Wednesday, the Gujarat chief minister rued that many Indians still do not have access to basic sanitation.<br /><br />"My image is that of Hindutva but I'll tell you my real thinking. I have said in my state: pehle shauchalaya, phir devalaya (toilets first, temples later)," Modi said. <br /><br />Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said this was another example of the Bharatiya Janata Party's double standards.<br /><br />Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh drew flak from the BJP in April when he said that toilets are more important than temples. <br /><br />"No matter how many temples we go to, we are not going to get salvation. We need to give priority to toilets and cleanliness," he had said.<br /><br />The BJP's Rajiv Pratap Rudy had said then that such comments would "destroy the fine fabric of religion and faith".<br /><br />Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal activists had even protested outside the minister's residence.</p>
<p><br />The Congress Thursday accused the BJP of double standards after its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said toilets had to be a greater priority than temples in India.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Addressing college students Wednesday, the Gujarat chief minister rued that many Indians still do not have access to basic sanitation.<br /><br />"My image is that of Hindutva but I'll tell you my real thinking. I have said in my state: pehle shauchalaya, phir devalaya (toilets first, temples later)," Modi said. <br /><br />Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said this was another example of the Bharatiya Janata Party's double standards.<br /><br />Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh drew flak from the BJP in April when he said that toilets are more important than temples. <br /><br />"No matter how many temples we go to, we are not going to get salvation. We need to give priority to toilets and cleanliness," he had said.<br /><br />The BJP's Rajiv Pratap Rudy had said then that such comments would "destroy the fine fabric of religion and faith".<br /><br />Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal activists had even protested outside the minister's residence.</p>