Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused BJP of practicing “politics of blood” by pitting one religion against another and one caste against another to come to power at any cost.

Addressing a party rally in Dehradun on Sunday, Rahul said that UPA government is trying to bring anti-graft ordinances after the opposition “blocked” the passage of these bills in Parliament.

In a frontal attack on the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Congress Vice President said the Gujarat Chief Minister was speaking about corruption even though he never appointed a Lokayukta in his state and did so only after a judicial order.

Rahul said Gujarat was developed due to the efforts of its women, small businessmen and traders, STs and youth and Congress believed in empowering these sections of society while BJP believed in “dividing people”.

Spelling out basic difference between Congress and its political rivals, Gandhi said while the Congress believes in empowering people, its opponents believe in concentrating power into a few hands.