WIRE — A "shuddhikaran" ceremony at Ramlila Ground, Haldwani after Mallikarjun Kharge's Aug 8 Congress rally has sparked a political row in Uttarakhand. Congress alleges BJP-linked Shri Ram Sena performed it, calling it caste discrimination.

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