India, Sept. 6 -- Kharge controversy revives questions over Congress's record and electoral strategy among marginalised communities.

Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand elections, Rahul Gandhi and the Congress have begun playing the cards of Dalit politics. Following the alleged 'purification' (havan) controversy after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's rally in Haldwani, Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi launched a rather peculiar campaign demanding that FIRs be registered against those responsible. Was there any attack at Kharge's rally? In the cleaning and religious rituals conducted at the same ground in preparation for an event in the following days, does Rahul have any recording or other evidence of abuses against Kha...