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Kharge spoke at the Congress rally on August 8 as part of preparations for the 2027 Uttarakhand Assembly election. Commenting on the incident, Priyanka Gandhi said, “This mindset clearly demonstrates the ideologies of the BJP and the RSS. This must be repudiated. The Prime Minister should condemn this and apologize.”

Congress MP Kumari Selja also criticized the BJP and RSS, accusing the ruling party of promoting an ideology that opposes equality. She stated, “It is a disgrace to the BJP-RSS government and their ideology that, on the one hand, they talk about organizing ‘Tiranga Yatras’ and engage in such publicity, while on the other, the principle of equality, guaranteed by our Constitution and upheld by the nation and the world, is being blatantly violated regarding our leader and the Leader of the Opposition.”

Selja further condemned the Uttarakhand state government for allegedly failing to act on the incident. She remarked, “Look at Uttarakhand, a BJP-ruled state where they make tall claims; consider the very spot where Kharge ji and the rest of us held a rally; they are doing purification there. What kind of ‘purification’ is this? It is Uttarakhand that needs purification, purification from such an ideology, such a mindset, such a vile mentality as theirs. Uttarakhand needs to be cleansed of the fact that such people are currently in power there yet fail to take. any action when such incidents occur.”

Meanwhile, Union Minister JP Nadda condemned the alleged incident and asserted that the BJP does not support such activities. He added that the BJP would investigate the allegations raised by Mallikarjun Kharge.