Congress Protests FIR Against Rahul Gandhi over ‘Purification’ Ritual Remarks
Congress workers burned tyres and demanded withdrawal of the FIR, saying Rahul Gandhi was targeted for raising alleged untouchability against Dalits.
- On Tuesday, Kalaburagi District Congress Committee members staged protests against the FIR registered against Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, gathering outside the Mini Vidhana Soudha.
- The FIR follows Gandhi's remarks regarding a "purification" ritual allegedly conducted in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, after AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a rally there on August 8, which Gandhi characterized as untouchability.
- Haldwani City Kotwali Police registered the FIR on August 30 following a complaint by 26-year-old Amit Kumar, invoking the SC/ST Act, 1989, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023.
- Congress leaders including Kiran Deshmukh and Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav demanded the FIR's immediate withdrawal, warning the party would launch massive nationwide protests if authorities fail to act against the ritual's perpetrators.
- Calling the FIR evidence of the BJP's "casteist mindset," Yadav alleged the case attempts to silence voices against atrocities on Dalits, as the party vowed to continue demonstrations until those responsible are punished.
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Congress protests FIR against Rahul Gandhi over ‘purification’ ritual remarks
Members and leaders of the Kalaburagi District Congress Committee staged a protest here on Tuesday against the FIR registered against Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on an alleged ‘purification’ ritual conducted after AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a Congress rally in Haldwani in Uttarakhand on August 8.
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