Congress SC and ST MPs to Petition President Over Haldwani Purification Ritual
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- Hindustan Times
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Thirty two Congress members of Parliament from the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities decided on Monday, September 7, 2026, to petition President Droupadi Murmu regarding a purification ritual held in Haldwani, Uttarakhand. The incident occurred on August 11, three days after Congress party president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a public meeting at the venue. During a meeting at the party headquarters, the MPs finalized a memorandum seeking the President's intervention and decided to form a parliamentary forum to address issues concerning SC and ST communities.
Lok Sabha member Mallu Ravi stated that the group would request the President to instruct the government to act on the incident, which he described as illegal. Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has previously condemned the ritual and demanded that an FIR be registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Gandhi argued that the act reflects the mindset of the BJP and RSS, asserting that the ritual was a crime according to the Constitution.
Outlets with a center left lean framed the event as a grave assault on the dignity of SC and ST communities and a direct affront to constitutional values of equality. In contrast, outlets with a center right lean focused on the political strategy of the Congress leaders and the specific demands for government action and legal filings.
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- Framed the incident as a violation of constitutional values and a direct attack on the dignity of marginalized communities.
- Centre-right
- Framed the event as a political row and focused on the specific legal demands and strategic maneuvers of the Congress party.
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