Congress Dalit MPs to discuss Uttarakhand ‘purification’ ritual at meet on Monday

Congress Dalit MPs to discuss Uttarakhand 'purification' ritual at meet on Monday Last week, an FIR was lodged against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in Uttarakhand's Haldwani town under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the SC/ST Act.

What happened

2 min read New Delhi Sep 6, 2026 04: 33 AM IST. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.

Dalit MPs of the Congress will meet in Delhi on September 7 to discuss the alleged "purification" done in Haldwani after a rally addressed by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on August 8.

Sources in the party informed The Indian Express that Congress MP Mallu Ravi has taken the initiative to hold a gathering to denounce the "purification" in Haldwani and discuss a strategy to take the matter forward. "We have informed all Dalit and Scheduled Tribes MPs to attend the session at Indira Bhawan. We plan to discuss the future strategy on how to ensure that the incident is not forgotten, " remarked a senior Dalit MP. © The Indian Express Pvt Ltd.

The bottom line

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