Congress leaders and party workers staged a protest near the party office here on Saturday condemning the ‘’shuddhikaran havan’’ (purification ritual) reportedly conducted at a venue in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, two days after AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a rally there. The incident has drawn widespread condemnation from the Congress.

DEHRADUN: A fierce political controversy erupted in Uttarakhand after a right-wing group performed a hawan for the “suddhikaran” (purification) of Haldwani’s Ram Lila Ground, two…

Political tensions rise in Uttarakhand as Congress accuses BJP-linked group of conducting a 'shuddhikaran' ceremony after Kharge's rally.