Calls for Action on Alleged ‘Purification’ Rituals in Rajasthan and Uttarakhand

Gandhi extended the discussion to alleged "purification" ceremonies that followed visits of Congress leaders to temples in Rajasthan and Uttarakhand. He claimed that after Congress MLA Dalil Kumar’s visit to a temple in Rajasthan, BJP members performed a ritual meant to "cleanse" the site, which he described as a modern form of untouchability. A similar episode was recounted involving Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in the Halduwani Ramleela ground, where a purification ritual allegedly took place after his speech. Gandhi said such actions label the individuals as impure, violating the constitutional prohibition on untouchability.