Jammu, March 14 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party, accusing it of deliberately sowing discord between the Hindu and Sikh communities for narrow political gains.

Addressing a massive rally in Punjab's Moga - the formal launchpad for the BJP's campaign ahead of the state's upcoming Assembly elections - Shah pulled no punches in condemning what he described as the Congress's long-standing tradition of exploiting communal fault lines for electoral advantage.

Invoking the sacred legacy of the Sikh Gurus, Shah reaffirmed the BJP's commitment to the protection of Sikh shrines beyond India's borders, including those in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

He pointed to the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor as...