DSS condemns ‘purification’ ceremony at Haldwani Ramlila ground after Kharge’s rally

D.G. Sagar, State convener of the Dalit Sangharsh Samiti, addressing a press conference in Kalaburagi city on Friday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI Dalit Sangharsha Samithi (DSS) State convener D.G. Sagar has condemned the reported purification ritual conducted at Haldwani’s Ramlila ground in Uttarakhand on August 10, two days after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a public rally there.Mr. Sagar, addressing a press conference in Kalaburagi city on Friday, said that the purification ritual performed at the Ramlila ground was not only an insult to Mr. Kharge but also to the Scheduled Caste community. He said the incident showed that caste discrimination and untouchability continued despite constitutional safeguards.Recalling Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Mahad Satyagraha of 1927, Mr. Sa