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Haldwani, CNI NEWS: An FIR has been registered against Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the SC/ST Act, officials said on Sunday.

The Rahul Gandhi FIR was registered a day after the Congress leader, during a press conference in New Delhi, urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the registration of an FIR over a “shuddhikaran havan” (purification ritual) held at Ramlila Maidan in

Haldwani.The ritual was conducted days after a political rally at the venue attended by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, a prominent Dalit leader. Gandhi had raised questions over the ceremony and called for legal action in connection with it.The development has triggered a fresh political controversy in Uttarakhand, with the FIR against Rahul Gandhi adding another flashpoint to the ongoing confrontation between the Congress and BJP. CNI NEWS