'Purify your minds': Oppn flays BJP over 'suddhikaran' at Kharge rally venue

"BJP-RSS did nothing for India's freedom": Kharge at Haldwani rally, says Congress fought for India's freedomNEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the BJP over the alleged “suddhikaran” of the Haldwani ground where Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya

Mallikarjun Kharge addressed the "Vijay Shankhnaad" rally at Haldwani's Ramlila Maidan on Saturday. Two days later, on August 10, a right wing group, 'Shri Ram Sena', performed a 'shuddhikaran' (purification) havan at the rally venue.

Uttarakhand Congress president Ganesh Godiyal alleged that the Shri Ram Sena, which conducted the ritual, had links to the BJP and the purification was done because Mr. Kharge is a Dalit