Ahmedabad, Aug. 15 -- Members of NSUI (National Students' Union of India) staged a protest in Ahmedabad on Saturday against the alleged 'shuddhikaran' (purification) havan conducted at Ramlila Maidan in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, following a Congress rally addressed by party president Mallikarjun Kharge.

Police detained several NSUI members during the protest.

NSUI member Sachin Darji alleged that the purification ritual was an "anti-Dalit work by the BJP government."

"The purification ritual was anti-Dalit work by the BJP government," Darji said.

Earlier today, the Shimla urban and rural units of the Congress in Himachal Pradesh also staged a silent protest at the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the Ridge here over allegations.

Congress leader...