Congress-BJP War Escalates Over 'Purification' Ceremony Held After Kharge's Haldwani Rally
A political controversy has erupted in Uttarakhand after a ‘shuddhikaran’ or purification ceremony was held at Haldwani’s Ramlila Maidan, two days after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a rally at the venue. Rahul Gandhi has demanded an FIR under the SC/ST Act, alleging the ritual amounted to untouchability and caste discrimination. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has denied BJP involvement and accused Congress of unnecessarily politicising the issue.
