LUCKNOW, Aug. 25 -- A reported fish feast at a Congress gathering in Ayodhya has led to a war of words as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, its allies and the Opposition traded barbs on the issue. The controversy intensified after videos allegedly showing fish being prepared at an event organised by the Nishad community supporters of the Congress on Sunday in Kumarganj, about 50-km from Ayodhya Dham, circulated on social media. As the purported event was held during Sawan, considered a sacred month by many Hindus, the issue gave the BJP the opportunity to accuse the Congress of double standards and disrespecting religious sentiments. The Congress hit back by terming the controversy as an attempt to politicise food and the traditional practices of riverine communities. Terming it as "double standards" of the Congress, CM Yogi Adityanath alleged the party's state president visited Hanumangarhi temple in Ayodhya and subsequently attended a fish feast. "After chanting Ram-Ram in a temple and bowing before Bajrang Bali, such conduct was shameful. Even a chameleon would be embarrassed by such behaviour," the CM said. State Congress president Ajay Rai, who offered prayers at the Hanumangarhi temple in Ayodhya before attending the Nishad community gathering, denied eating fish at the event. He challenged his critics to provide evidence that he had consumed it. "I visited the religious places associated with Lord Ram and offered prayers at Hanumangarhi and the Ram temple. After that, I attended an event organised by the Nishad community. Fishing, selling fish and eating fish are part of their (Nishad community's) traditional livelihood. They are the sons of the river," he said....