The alleged ‘purification’ of a venue after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a rally in Haldwani has triggered a political confrontation. Rahul Gandhi has demanded an FIR and accused the BJP-RSS of practising untouchability, while the BJP has rejected the caste angle.

Congress criticizes BJP's Mahendra Bhatt for defending a purification ritual, alleging it reveals the party's casteist tendencies.

Two days after Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a Congress rally in Haldwani, members of the Shri Ram Sena reportedly conducted a “shuddhikaran” havan at the venue. | India News