Calling it a “divisive conspiracy”, BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Tuesday (September 9, 2026) launched a sharp attack on Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party for allegedly creating controversy surrounding the “shuddhikaran” (purification) ritual performed at the rally venue of Mallikarjun Kharge.
Addressing the BJP State working committee meeting in Haldwani, Mr. He accused Congress of trying to exploit the episode for political gains. Congress president Mr.
Kharge addressed a rally in Haldwani on August 8. On August 11, members of the Shri Ram Sena Dharmarth Seva Nyas Sangathan conducted a ‘shuddhikaran yagna’ (purification yagna) at the venue.
Nabin said, “From this very soil of Haldwani, the Congress national president played a political game and hatched a conspiracy which reflects his divisive politics and divisive thinking. He further alleged that slogans associated with a particular religion were raised from the “sacred land” where the purification was performed.
Kharge belonged to Dalit community. Mr. Nabin further questioned the party’s record on Dalit issues and asked what treatment the Congress has given to leaders such as B.R. Ambedkar, Jagjivan Ram and Sitaram Kesri. He also cited alleged incidents involving Dalits in Rajasthan, Karnataka and Kerala to argue that Congress had no moral standing to claim concern for Dalit welfare.
He also attacked the Congress over its past policies during the period when Article 370 was in force, alleging that members of the Valmiki community in Jammu and Kashmir remained confined to sanitation work despite higher educational qualifications. He hailed Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami’s government for implementing the Uniform Civil Code and other measures for public benefit, and expressed confidence that the BJP would return to power in Uttarakhand in 2027. Because mr, following the purification, Congress demanded police action against those who performed the act, alleging that the same was done.
