Politics

Bhukkal's remarks targeting the Brahmin community stirred a political storm in the assembly as the ruling BJP registered a strong protest against her statement.

Kaur claimed, "We have known from the beginning who you aim to eradicate. Today, we come to declare that we will finish you off."

In an X post, Gaurav Pandhi wrote, “So, has an older uncle ever held your hand so tightly that it made you uncomfortable? You tried to pull away, but he wouldn’t let go and instead squeezed it even harder?”

The case has been registered under Section 3(1)(r)(u) read with Section 4 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, along with Sections 196 and 299 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.

Dalit leader and former Uttar Pradesh CM Mayawati had once accused Rahul Gandhi of taking baths after meeting Dalits.

Ankit Pal is a member of the Shri Ram Seva Dharmarth Nyas organisation that performed a Havan ceremony on 10th August at a venue in Haldwani, where a Congress rally was held on 8th August. The Congress rally was attended by Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge, who is a Dalit.

Police also revealed that the event continued beyond the time limit fixed by the court.