{"id":11981,"date":"2026-08-13T13:58:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T13:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=11981"},"modified":"2026-08-13T13:58:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T13:58:41","slug":"purify-your-own-minds-sps-akhilesh-hits-out-at-bjp-over-suddhikaran-at-kharge-rally-venue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=11981","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Purify your own minds&#8217;: SP\u2019s Akhilesh hits out at BJP over &#8216;suddhikaran&#8217; at Kharge rally venue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133214077,imgsize-73654,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/kharge-and-akhilesh.jpg\" alt=\"'Purify your own minds': SP\u2019s Akhilesh hits out at BJP over 'suddhikaran' at Kharge rally venue\" title=\"&quot;BJP-RSS did nothing for India's freedom&quot;: Kharge at Haldwani rally, says Congress fought for India's freedom\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"&quot;BJP-RSS did nothing for India's freedom&quot;: Kharge at Haldwani rally, says Congress fought for India's freedom\">&#8220;BJP-RSS did nothing for India&#8217;s freedom&#8221;: Kharge at Haldwani rally, says Congress fought for India&#8217;s freedom<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/akhilesh-yadav\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Akhilesh Yadav<\/a> on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bjp\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BJP<\/a> over the alleged \u201csuddhikaran\u201d of the Haldwani ground where Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge had addressed a public meeting.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Yadav called the alleged act \u201cthe most despicable form of social discrimination under BJP rule\u201d, claiming that the platform was \u201cpurified\u201d because Kharge belongs to the Dalit community.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>\u201cBJP members and their associates should purify not the platform, but their own tainted minds with the holy water of the Ganga,\u201d Yadav said in a post on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Questions \u2018harmony\u2019 claims<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Yadav also questioned those who, according to him, speak of social harmony but are unwilling to accept equality. <!-- -->\u201cWhere now are those discriminatory people who preached so-called harmony but found equality unpalatable?\u201d he asked.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>He further said that the PDA community would unite against what he described as social misconduct and mental harassment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>\u201cThe PDA society is no longer in the mood to tolerate its humiliation,\u201d Yadav said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Kharge raises alleged \u2018<keyword id=\"38319780\" type=\"Denny\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"suddhikaran\" source=\"keywords\">suddhikaran<\/keyword>\u2019 in Rajya Sabha<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Kharge, earlier on Thursday, raised the issue in the Rajya Sabha, alleging that a hawan was conducted at the Ram Lila Ground in Haldwani after his public meeting.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>\u201cI was in Haldwani where I made a public speech at Ramlila Maidan. Lakhs of people were there. At that time, I did not mention the name of any community or religion; I only reiterated the issues of the government,\u201d Kharge said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>He alleged that BJP supporters later performed a hawan to \u201cpurify\u201d the stage.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>\u201cIs this the way in a democracy? How are you protecting the Constitution? I am the LoP&#8230;\u201d Kharge said.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/purify-your-own-minds-sps-akhilesh-hits-out-at-bjp-over-suddhikaran-at-kharge-rally-venue\/articleshow\/133213734.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;BJP-RSS did nothing for India&#8217;s freedom&#8221;: Kharge at Haldwani rally, says Congress fought for India&#8217;s freedom NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the BJP over the alleged \u201csuddhikaran\u201d of the Haldwani ground where Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge had addressed 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