Overview
- Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that a ‘shuddhikaran’ or purification ritual was performed at Haldwani’s Ramlila Ground after his August 8 rally and asked for cases under the Untouchability Act.
- BJP president J.P. Nadda publicly condemned the reported ritual, denied party complicity, and said the party would probe who carried out the ceremony while Uttarakhand Congress blamed a group called the Shri Ram Sena.
- Parliamentary proceedings turned noisy as MPs protested the allegation and other issues, and both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die on the final day of the Monsoon Session.
- Separately, thousands of job aspirants have continued protests in Ranchi since July 25 over alleged recruitment exam fraud; police used water cannon and tear gas, officials reported 14 injured police personnel, and the state government says it will cancel one exam and pursue reforms.
- Political fallout is expanding: BJP leaders urged CBI and ED probes into the Jharkhand exams, Opposition leaders seek Untouchability Act action over Haldwani, and both rows are shaping party narratives ahead of state polls and parliamentary agendas.