<p class="title">Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday claimed Congress leaders start offering prayers at temples when elections are near whereas for the BJP it is an integral part of their culture. </p>.<p class="bodytext">He said temples and cows were not an elections stunt for the BJP.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Congress leaders start offering prayers at the temple when elections are approaching. They were not seen praying in temples earlier. Temples and cows can be an election issue for Congress, but it is not an election stunt for the BJP. It is an integral part of our cultural life," he said at a press conference here. </p>.<p><strong>READ MORE</strong></p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/bjp-runs-govt-comparatively-704187.html" target="_blank">BJP runs govt 'comparatively better' than Cong: Rajnath</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rajnath-uses-metoo-analogy-hit-700184.html" target="_blank">Rajnath uses #MeToo analogy to hit Cong and allies</a> </strong></p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/sunday-spotlight/congress-upswing-706002.html" target="_blank">Rajasthan elections: Congress on the upswing</a> </strong></p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/lynching-wont-stop-unless-cow-683281.html" target="_blank">Lynching to stop when </a><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/lynching-wont-stop-unless-cow-683281.html" target="_blank">cow</a><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/lynching-wont-stop-unless-cow-683281.html" target="_blank"> gets 'Rashtra Mata' status </a></strong></p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/man-lynched-alwar-suspicion-682594.html" target="_blank"><strong>Alwar: Man lynched on suspicion of cow smuggling, 2 held</strong></a></p>
<p class="title">Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday claimed Congress leaders start offering prayers at temples when elections are near whereas for the BJP it is an integral part of their culture. </p>.<p class="bodytext">He said temples and cows were not an elections stunt for the BJP.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Congress leaders start offering prayers at the temple when elections are approaching. They were not seen praying in temples earlier. Temples and cows can be an election issue for Congress, but it is not an election stunt for the BJP. It is an integral part of our cultural life," he said at a press conference here. </p>.<p><strong>READ MORE</strong></p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/bjp-runs-govt-comparatively-704187.html" target="_blank">BJP runs govt 'comparatively better' than Cong: Rajnath</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rajnath-uses-metoo-analogy-hit-700184.html" target="_blank">Rajnath uses #MeToo analogy to hit Cong and allies</a> </strong></p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/sunday-spotlight/congress-upswing-706002.html" target="_blank">Rajasthan elections: Congress on the upswing</a> </strong></p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/lynching-wont-stop-unless-cow-683281.html" target="_blank">Lynching to stop when </a><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/lynching-wont-stop-unless-cow-683281.html" target="_blank">cow</a><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/lynching-wont-stop-unless-cow-683281.html" target="_blank"> gets 'Rashtra Mata' status </a></strong></p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/man-lynched-alwar-suspicion-682594.html" target="_blank"><strong>Alwar: Man lynched on suspicion of cow smuggling, 2 held</strong></a></p>