{
  "id": 5859995,
  "title": "Congress Dalit MPs to discuss Uttarakhand ‘purification’ ritual at meet on Monday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/congress-dalit-mps-to-discuss-uttarakhand-purification-ritual-at-meet-5859995",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T23:03:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express - India",
    "slug": "the-indian-express-india",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/congress-dalit-mps-to-discuss-uttarakhand-purification-ritual-at-meet-on-monday-10865043/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Congress Dalit MPs will convene in Delhi on Monday, September 7, to address the controversial purification ritual held in Haldwani, Uttarakhand. The meeting, initiated by Congress MP Mallu Ravi, aims to condemn the event and devise a strategy to keep the issue in the public eye. All Dalit and Scheduled Tribes MPs have been informed to attend the gathering at Indira Bhawan. A senior Dalit MP emphasized the importance of discussing a future plan to ensure the incident does not go unnoticed. Last week, an FIR was registered against Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in Haldwani under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act. The FIR came after Gandhi called for an FIR against a \"shuddhikaran havan\" (purification ritual) conducted at Ramlila Maidan in Haldwani, following a rally by Congress president and Dalit leader Mallikarjun Kharge.",
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        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Congress Dalit MPs to discuss Uttarakhand ‘purification’ ritual at meet on Monday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/congress-dalit-mps-to-discuss-uttarakhand-purification-ritual-at-meet",
        "published": "2026-09-05T23:03:45.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}