New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- All India Imam Association (AIAA) President Maulana Sajid Rashidi claimed that both the Congress party and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) issued "carefully worded statements" solely to consolidate their respective vote banks.

Speaking to ANI, AIAA President Rashidi criticised both Kharge and Trivedi for politicising religious festivals.

He criticised Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge of using the Diwali-Eid statement to garner Muslim votes.

He further took a swipe at the BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi, alleging that he has also remarked that "Eid has no place in Indian society." Rashidi asserted that Trivedi's alleged statement was aimed at polarising Hindu voters.

"Both sides are maki...