Dehradun, Sept. 2 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Haldwani, 31 Aug: The controversy surrounding the alleged purification at Haldwani's Ramleela ground after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's rally continues to escalate, with the party opening a front against the BJP. Following the FIR lodged against Rahul Gandhi in Haldwani, Leader of the Opposition Yashpal Arya today led Congress workers to the Kotwali, demanding registration of a case under the SC-ST Act against BJP state president Mahendra Bhatt and around 15 others. Former MLA and senior Congress leader Ranjeet Rawat was also present on the occasion.

The Congress has termed the FIR against Rahul Gandhi unjust and declared that its struggle would continue, with the movement intensified if...