Dehradun, Sept. 4 -- The Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee will stage a massive demonstration and march from Dehradun's Parade Ground to the Chief Minister's residence on September 7 over the Haldwani 'purification' controversy.

The protest is aimed at demanding immediate action against those who conducted the purification ritual at Haldwani's Ramlila Ground, where Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge recently addressed a rally. The party is expected to demand action against BJP State President Mahendra Bhatt for allegedly justifying the act.

Furthermore, the Congress will demand the immediate revocation of the FIR registered in Haldwani against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, terming the case a malicious move ...