DSS Condemns ‘Purification’ Ceremony at Haldwani Ramlila Ground After Kharge’s Rally
Kharge demanded arrests and legal action, while Nadda said the BJP did not support the purification ritual at Haldwani’s Ramlila Ground.
- On Thursday, Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge demanded arrests under the Untouchability Act following a 'shuddhikaran' havan at Haldwani's Ramlila Ground, declaring, "I am saying register a case, arrest them."
- The ceremony took place on August 10, two days after Kharge's rally at the venue. Congress general secretary KC Venugopal called the event a "shocking act" reflecting the BJP's "anti-Dalit character."
- Union Minister JP Nadda termed the incident "unfortunate" and distanced the BJP, saying the party did not endorse such practices. Meanwhile, Congress leader Salman Soz urged the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister to intervene.
- The controversy spilled into Parliament on the final day of the Monsoon Session as Kharge raised the issue in the Rajya Sabha, pressing for police action despite Nadda's denials of party involvement.
- State BJP spokesperson and Cabinet minister Khajan Das maintained the party had no link to the ritual, claiming Congress attempted to divert attention from slogans allegedly raised during the August 8 rally.
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DSS condemns ‘purification’ ceremony at Haldwani Ramlila ground after Kharge’s rally
Dalit Sangharsha Samithi (DSS) State convener D.G. Sagar has condemned the reported purification ritual conducted at Haldwani’s Ramlila ground in Uttarakhand on August 10, two days after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a public rally there.
Following Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's rally, Haldwani's Ramlila Maidan has become a political arena. Politics has heated up following the rally's conclusion over a "purification" ceremony and a yagna performed by the "Shri Ram Sena Charitable Service Trust" at the ground.
Kharge says Haldwani stage ‘purification’ humiliated him, seeks Untouchability Act case
'Dalits have shaped India's history, strengthened our democracy and built this nation through generations of struggle and sacrifice; The BJP and Sangh Parivar may try to rewrite history, but they can never erase their contribution,' the Kerala CM said in his post on X
<p style="text-align: justify;">The controversy over the purification of the stage from which Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge delivered his speech at the Congress's Vijay Shankhnaad rally in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, has deepened. Everyone from the Uttarakhand Congress Party to senior party leader Priyanka Gandhi has reacted. They have demanded an apology from PM Modi and targeted the RSS. Furthermore, the Congress has announced a na…
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