Shahi Imam Maulana Syed Ahmed Bukhari

As a part of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) campaign 'Sampark for Samarthan', Union Minister Vijay Goel on Saturday met Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam Maulana Syed Ahmed Bukhari in New Delhi.

Defending his decision to anoint his son as his successor, Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Maulana Syed Ahmed Bukhari has claimed before the Delhi High Court that it was an inherited title bestowed on the first Imam by Mughal emperor Shahjahan and it was a custom which was not in conflict with law for centuries.

BJP President Rajnath Singh has attempted to reach out to Muslim voters by meeting prominent Shia and Sunni Clerics on the campaign trail.

As a part of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) campaign 'Sampark for Samarthan', Union Minister Vijay Goel on Saturday met Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam Maulana Syed Ahmed Bukhari in New Delhi.

Defending his decision to anoint his son as his successor, Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Maulana Syed Ahmed Bukhari has claimed before the Delhi High Court that it was an inherited title bestowed on the first Imam by Mughal emperor Shahjahan and it was a custom which was not in conflict with law for centuries.

BJP President Rajnath Singh has attempted to reach out to Muslim voters by meeting prominent Shia and Sunni Clerics on the campaign trail.