Constitution Protection Committee-Karnataka condemns ‘purification’ of Kharge’s rally venue

The Constitution Protection Committee-Karnataka has strongly condemned the "purification" of the rally venue where All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a gathering in Haldwani, Uttarakhand on August 10. B. Gopal, the State president of the committee, expressed outrage over the act, stating it is an insult to Kharge, who holds a constitutional position, as well as the entire Dalit community.

Gopal criticized Union Home Minister Amit Shah for not taking action against what he called an "unconstitutional purge." He highlighted similar incidents of "purification" targeting Dalits in history, including during Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Mahad Chavdar Tale Satyagraha in 1927, Jagjivan Ram's visit to the Mathura temple while serving as Deputy Prime Minister, and in the erstwhile Kerala and Madras provinces.

The committee demanded that the Union government take immediate legal action against the culprits to prevent such incidents from recurring in the future. Kharge had delivered a speech at the Vijay Shankhnaad rally in Haldwani on August 8, two days before the reported incident of "purification" at the rally venue by a right-wing group.