New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- Upping the ante against the BJP, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi truly respects the Constitution, then he should ensure that an FIR is filed against those who committed the "crime" of carrying out 'shuddhikaran' at the venue where party chief Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a rally in Uttarakhand's Haldwani.
Priyanka Gandhi asserted that Modi must ensure that action is taken under the SC/ST Act against those who carried out the "shuddhikaran (purification)" ceremony earlier this month.
"Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge ji addressed a rally in Haldwani, after which people from BJP-RSS 'purified' his stage. This 'purification' is not only a symbol of an extremely reprehensible and shameful mindset but also a grave violation of our Constitution and the SC/ST Act, and a crime," the Congress general secretary said in a post in Hindi on X.
Priyanka Gandhi said 20 days have passed, but no action has been taken by the prime minister and his government, and asked what is the reason for that.
"If the honourable Prime Minister Modi ji truly respects the Constitution of our country, then he should ensure that an FIR is filed against those who committed this crime in Uttarakhand and that action is taken under the SC/ST Act," Priyanka Gandhi said.
She also tagged a video of the press conference of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, in which he demanded that Prime Minister Modi order an FIR against those who carried out 'shuddhikaran' at the venue where Kharge addressed a rally in Haldwani. Gandhi said it was a crime according to the Constitution.
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