Congress to hold self-respect meeting over Haldwani ‘purification’ ritual

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami defends SIR, addresses ‘purification’ ritual: ‘Was not against any caste’

The Congress, meanwhile, has continued to attack the state government over both the SIR and the Haldwani incident. It said the party would hold a 'Dalit-Adivasi Self-Respect Meeting' on Tuesday in New Delhi to discuss the ritual and 'continuing violations of laws protecting SCs and STs'.

Congress to hold self-respect meeting over Haldwani ‘purification’ ritual

The meeting is part of a campaign by the Congress against the ritual that was conducted by a few people in Haldwani after a rally addressed by party president Mallikarjun Kharge