Both BJP- Congress have started to cement their mass base and want to maximise in the upcoming state assembly elections; former Mayor of Bhopal and State Vice President of BJP Alok Sharma has objected to the presence of Congress MLA Arif Masood in Hanuman Janmotsav programme.

Alok Sharma said, "When someone doesn't let you come in the program of your society, why do you call members of thiers ? The state vice president said, Ab se koi Asuud nahin, Masood nahin. This is our Hindu society."

Taking jibe at Alok Sharma's statement Congress has hit back and Congress Media Department KK Mishra said - If any Congressman had said this, he would have been charged with NSA. A Hanuman Janmotsav procession was taken out from Kali Ghat temple on Hanuman Jayanti in Bhopal.

Meanwhile, state vice president of BJP Alok Sharma said about Congress MLA Arif Masood - We all believe in Sanatan Dharma, do you allow people from other sects to enter the temple? Do people of other religions allow you in their premises, no asood and no masood. Ours is a Kuchbandiya Samaj in Itwara. It is an integral part of Hindu society. Do not look at them. Hindu society stands with Kuchbandiya society. We will celebrate our festivals in the same way.

Mishra said How the Chief Minister could accuse Congress of riots as he should look at tweet of  Jaibhan Singh Pawaiya's two day ago and the video of Alok Sharma, the former mayor of Bhopal, on Hanuman Jayanti is giving a message of love. If a Congressman speaks the same thing, the collector would have imposed NSA .

Actually, Alok Sharma got angry when the Hanuman Janmotsav ki procession was not allowed to leave Qazi Camp. He said that he should not allow Congress MLA Arif Masood to attend his (Hindus) programs in Hanuman Janmotsav.

On Alok Sharma's statement, Congress Media Department Vice President Abbas Hafiz said - Alok Sharma is working to promote the ideology of BJP. Why are people working to divide?  We have never heard of such things before in Bhopal. Today I am inviting CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Alok Sharma to come to whichever mosque they wish to offer namaz. I will take them. When he wants to go, when he wants to read Namaz, I will go with him. Let them go and pray.

Mukul Rathore, President of Shri Baba Religious Cultural Services Committee, said that for the last 10-15 years, the Hanuman Janmotsav procession has been leaving from Kaji Camp, but the police did not allow the procession citing some dispute in the intelligence report.