Cong holding onto cow's tail for electoral survival: Rajnath

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Sunday that the Congress in Madhya Pradesh has now latched onto cow for its survival.

The Congress, in its manifesto for the November 28 Assembly elections, has promised to build cow shelters across the state.

"Congress leaders are now doing temple-hopping as they know that the the party can not achieve anything on its own. They are kneeling before God and holding onto cow's feet," Singh said, addressing campaign rallies in Sagar, Morena and Gwalior region.

"They are holding on to the cow's tail and promising to build shelter homes for cows," he said.

"For us (the ruling BJP) cow is not an election issue. Temple and cow are crucial parts of our culture," he added.

Saying that chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is the first choice of people, the senior BJP leader alleged that the "Congress does not like him as he is born in a simple family."