KANPUR, Aug. 6 -- National president of BJP Alpsankhyak Morcha Jamal Siddiqui on Wednesday criticised Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav for allegedly violating decorum during a visit to a mosque adjacent to Parliament. The remark drew a sharp reaction, with the SP alleging that Siddiqui is associated with an ideology responsible for the demolition of mosques and places of worship.

Earlier, Maulana Sajid Rashidi had sparked a row by commenting on the attire of Dimple Yadav.

Speaking in Kanpur on Wednesday, Siddiqui said Dimple Yadav's attire was inappropriate. He accused her of entering the mosque without covering her head, calling it "an insult to the sentiments of Muslims."

Addressing a press conference, he said both men and women are e...