Congress SC, ST MPs to petition President over Haldwani ‘purification’ row

Thirty-two Congress MPs belonging to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities on Monday (September 7, 2026) determined to petition President Droupadi Murmu over the alleged “purification yajna” held in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani following a rally addressed by social gathering president Mallikarjun Kharge.

In a gathering at Indira Bhavan, the Congress headquarters, the MPs described the incident as a grave assault on the dignity and self-respect of SCs and STs and a direct affront to the constitutional values of equality and abolition of untouchability.

“We mentioned the stunning purification incident in Haldwani following Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s rally. We’ve determined to type a parliamentary discussion board to battle this in any respect ranges. We can be submitting a illustration to the President of India on Tuesday,” Lok Sabha member Mallu Ravi mentioned.

The MPs finalised a memorandum searching for the President’s intervention and applicable motion. In addition they determined to represent a parliamentary discussion board to take up points regarding SC and ST communities.

Congress leaders Okay. Raju and Rajendra Pal Gautam additionally attended the assembly. Mr. Raju mentioned the proposed discussion board would talk about a technique for elevating points regarding SC and ST communities in Parliament.

The alleged ritual was held on August 11, three days after Mr. Kharge addressed a public assembly on the venue. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi had condemned the incident and demanded an FIR be registered underneath the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act towards these accountable.