Dimapur DCC workers staged a protest against the reported Haldwani ‘purification’ ritual following Mallikarjun Kharge’s presence, condemning caste discrimination and untouchability.
DIMAPUR — The Dimapur District Congress Committee (DCC), along with party workers, held a peaceful protest outside Congress Bhavan, Dimapur, on Friday, condemning the reported “purification” ritual conducted at the venue of a Congress rally in Haldwani following the presence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.
In a press release, the Dimapur DCC stated that the protesters denounced the incident as discriminatory and an affront to the principles of equality, dignity and fraternity guaranteed under the Constitution of India.
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has also described the incident as an affront to human dignity and constitutional values.
Addressing the gathering, the DCC Dimapur said that untouchability, caste discrimination and hatred have no place in a democratic and constitutional India. Protesters carried messages such as “No to Untouchability, Yes to Equality,” “Human Dignity Is Not Negotiable” and “One Constitution, One Equality, One India.”
The DCC clarified that the protest was not directed against any religion or community, but against discrimination, untouchability and the humiliation of human beings.
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It stressed that India’s strength lies in its diversity, equality and constitutional fraternity, and called for these values to be protected by all citizens.
The Dimapur DCC expressed solidarity with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and reaffirmed its commitment to upholding the dignity and equality of every Indian citizen.
“No to discrimination. No to untouchability. Yes to equality, dignity and constitutional democracy,” the DCC said.