India, Nov. 9 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday criticised Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy for his "Congress means Muslims" comment, alleging that Congress is "trying to divide the society" on religious lines.

Addressing a rally in Bihar's Aurangabad district on the last day of campaigning for the final phase of the Bihar assembly election, Singh claimed the BJP-led NDA does not divide people on the basis of religion, caste and creed, calling Reddy's comments sheer degradation of politics.

"The Congress and RJD are trying to divide the society based on caste, creed and religion. This election is a fight between good governance and 'jungle raj' (lawlessness). The same people who plunged Bihar into an era of caste conflic...