The BJP on Friday hailed Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's statement against self-styled cow vigilantes and asked the Congress party not to communalise the issue.

BJP leader Sanju Singh said that the Congress should not give the menace of lynching a religious colour to garner brownie points, and instead should fight the political battle at the hustings.

"More lynching incidents were in the Congress regime. But the bigger point is that lynching is condemnable, the BJP does not endorse any sort of vigilantism and lawlessness," said Singh.

"Congress is practicing communal politics. People can see through the façade. I will tell the Congress that please don't try to gather attention through communal politics. Please fight the political battle at the hustings," she added.

Echoing similar sentiments another BJP leader S Prakash urged the Congress to not play on the lynching issue to score political points.

"Lynching issue was brought in the Parliament by the political parties to score points. Jaitley ji categorically states that people challenging law will be punished," said Prakash.