New Delhi/Barpeta: A controversy has broken out over Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's charge today that he was stopped from entering a Vaishanvite monastery in Barpeta by RSS workers during his recent visit to Assam, an allegation denied by the temple chief.

As the claim by the Congress Vice President triggered a political slugfest, the BJP alleged it was "fabricated", saying RSS does not run temples and without naming anyone said "wrong messages" are being spread to "mislead" people.