SC-ST MPs of Congress Decide to Petition President on 'Purification' Row
Thirty-two Congress MPs from SC and ST communities finalized a memorandum seeking President Droupadi Murmu’s intervention and a parliamentary forum to raise caste issues.
- Thirty-Two Congress MPs from Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities decided to petition President Droupadi Murmu regarding an alleged 'purification yajna' held in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, after a rally by party president Mallikarjun Kharge.
- The MPs and protestors described the incident as a grave assault on the dignity of SCs and STs and an affront to constitutional values of equality and social fraternity.
- A 'Constitution march' was held in Latur, Maharashtra, protesting the alleged purification ritual and the case against Rahul Gandhi for opposing the act.
- The MPs plan to form a parliamentary forum to address SC and ST issues, submit a representation to the President, and seek appropriate action against the alleged ritual under relevant laws.
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'Purification' row: Congress holds protest march in Latur
Latur: The Congress took out a ‘Constitution march’ in Latur city of Maharashtra on Monday, September 7, to protest against the alleged ‘purification’ ritual carried out after a public meeting addressed by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in Uttarakhand and the registration of a case against Rahul Gandhi for raising his voice against the act. The march began after participants paid tributes at a statue of Babasaheb Ambedkar. It culminated i…
Congress SC, ST MPs to petition President over Haldwani ‘purification’ row
MP Mallu Ravi said 32 MPs decided in a meeting to finalise a memorandum seeking the President’s intervention; they also decided to constitute a parliamentary forum to take up issues concerning SC and ST communities
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Times of IndiaSC-ST MPs of Congress decide to petition president on 'purification' row
Thirty-two SC-ST Congress MPs will submit a memorandum to President Murmu. They are protesting a purification ceremony held in Haldwani after a rally. This incident is seen as an assault on constitutional values and dignity. The MPs plan to form a parliamentary forum to address such issues. They will meet the President on Tuesday to seek intervention and action.
In Uttarakhand, the Congress party has announced a march to the Chief Minister's residence to protest the FIR filed against Rahul Gandhi and the purification controversy in Haldwani. The protest will begin at the Parade Ground in Dehradun, with thousands of party workers participating. Police have made tight security arrangements for the Congress march.
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The protest is aimed at demanding immediate action against those who conducted the “purification ritual” at Haldwani's Ramlila Ground, where Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge recently addressed a rally
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There has been outrage within the Congress party over the allegation that the place was cleaned after Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's rally in Haldwani. In this context, the party's Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe MPs and senior leaders have decided to submit a petition to the President. A meeting of Congress's Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe MPs and senior leaders was held at Indira Bhavan today on this issue. MP Mallu Ravi, Con…
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