Rahul Gandhi’s remarks about ’10 per cent of India controlling the Army’ was slammed by Rajnath Singh Wednesday. The Defence Minister accused the Congress MP of trying to divide the armed forces and said firmly that “the Army has no religion or caste”.

Campaigning in Bihar, before voting tomorrow in the first phase of the Assembly election, Singh said, “Rahul Gandhi is trying to create anarchy by demanding reservations in defence forces.”

Singh hit out at Gandhi for trying to ‘drag the Army into politics’ and criticised him for comments that have been seen as pushing for quotas for different communities within the armed forces.

“There should be a reservation. We (i.e., the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party) are supporters of reservations… we have given to the poor. But the Army? Our soldiers have only one religion he said, referring to the military code of conduct.

“There is no other religion besides this. Don’t drag our Army into politics. Whenever this country has faced a crisis, our soldiers have raised India’s head high by demonstrating bravery.”

Singh ripped into Gandhi for ‘discriminating based on caste, sect, or religion, and said, “This politics of caste, sect, and religion has caused great harm to the country.