Uttarakhand: Congress holds silent protest over Haldwani 'purification' row

Aug 30, 2026

Congress on Sunday held a silent protest in Haldwani over the 'shuddhikaran' (purification) havan conducted at Ramlila Maidan after party president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed...

Uttarakhand BJP performs 'Buddhi-Shuddhi' Yajna for Rahul Gandhi amid Haldwani purification row

Sep 02, 2026

Amid the Haldwani 'purification' row, Uttarakhand BJP leaders performed a 'Buddhi-Shuddhi' Yajna at the Panchayati Temple near the Clock Tower in Dehradun on Tuesday,...

Uttarakhand Police book Rahul Gandhi over remarks on Haldwani 'purification' row

Aug 30, 2026

Uttarakhand's Haldwani City Kotwali Police registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, following a complaint...

FIR registered 'under pressure': alleges Pawan Khera over Haldwani purification row

Sep 09, 2026

The FIR was registered at Haldwani Kotwali on a complaint by Congress worker Anju under Sections 196 and 299 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita...

Rahul Gandhi says 'shuddhikaran' after Kharge's rally "result of Manuvadi mindset nurtured by BJP-RSS"

Aug 13, 2026

The row over the alleged 'shuddhikaran' (purification) ritual following Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's Haldwani rally intensified on Thursday as Leader of the Opposition in...

Uttarakhand 'purification' row: Congress leaders condemn FIR against Rahul Gandhi, plan protest

Aug 31, 2026

Congress leaders Kumari Selja and Randeep Singh Surjewala on Monday criticised the filing of an FIR against Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi in connection...