BJP claimed that Congress leader Ajay Rai has links with self-styled guru Narayan Sakar Vishwa Hari aka 'Bhole Baba' during whose satsang the Hathras incident occured in which 121 died. Reacting to it, Ajay Rai said, "BJP leaders have a lot of photos with a lot of people...be it with Ram Rahim or Asaram Bapu...A photo does not prove anything."