Chandigarh, Sept. 2 -- Punjab Legislative Assembly Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Wednesday questioned the FIR registered against Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in connection with the Haldwani 'purification' row, asking why action was not taken against those who allegedly carried out the ritual at the venue of a Congress rally.

Speaking in Chandigarh, Bajwa questioned the continued prevalence of such practices decades after Independence and asked the BJP to clarify its position on the issue.

"Our question is straightforward: so many years after independence, and despite being a strong nation, we want to ask the BJP, this 'purification' process is still ongoing. You did not file any FIR against those perpetrators...