‘Shuddhikaran’ row: Haryana Congress protests over FIR against Rahul Gandhi
Criticising the registration of the FIR, the Haryana Congress MLAs and other leaders led by former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda held the protest outside the Haryana Congress office in Chandigarh
On September 1, 2026, the Haryana Congress staged a protest in Chandigarh against the filing of an FIR against party leader Rahul Gandhi in Uttarakhand. The FIR was lodged following a complaint by a Valmiki community member who alleged that Gandhi had castigated a religious ritual during a Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge event.
Haryana Congress leaders, including former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Geeta Bhukkal, and Raghuvir Singh Kadian, led the protest outside the Haryana Congress office in Chandigarh, holding placards demanding the withdrawal of the FIR. Hooda condemned the registration, alleging that the BJP and RSS were behind the incident, labeling it as a form of untouchability.
Gandhi had previously criticized the BJP and RSS for their role in the "shuddhikaran" (purification) ceremony issue, describing it as an act of untouchability. The FIR was registered under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
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