Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Nitin Nabin Begins Uttarakhand Poll Campaign, Targets Congress
BJP president Nitin Nabin spoke to party workers in Haldwani.
He asked them to prepare for Uttarakhand’s 2027 election.
Nabin said the BJP would win strongly and help the state progress.
He also asked workers to explain government achievements to people.
Nabin criticized Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and the Congress party.
His comments followed an argument about a venue being purified after Kharge spoke there.
Police registered a case against unknown people after a Congress leader complained.
The case includes provisions related to public harmony and protections for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
BJP president Nitin Nabin urged Uttarakhand party workers to prepare for the 2027 Assembly elections with unity and full strength.
Nabin said Uttarakhand’s coming decade would belong to the state and predicted a major BJP victory in 2027.
He asked workers to publicize central and state government achievements and strengthen the party at booth level.
Nabin accused Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress of divisive politics and insulting Dalits.
The remarks followed a police FIR over the alleged purification of a Haldwani venue after Kharge spoke there.
- Who
- BJP president Nitin Nabin, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress leader Anju Arya, and local police are central to the report.
- What
- Nabin urged BJP workers to prepare for the 2027 Uttarakhand Assembly election and criticized Congress over the Haldwani purification controversy.
- When
- Nabin addressed workers on Sep 9; police filed the FIR on the previous Tuesday, according to the report.
- Where
- Haldwani, Uttarakhand.
- Why
- Nabin was rallying workers for the upcoming election, while the FIR followed Congress’s complaint about the alleged purification of a venue after Kharge’s speech.
Congress and Complaint Perspective
BJP and Nabin’s Perspective
Venue purification controversy
Congress and Complaint Perspective
Congress demanded an FIR against those responsible for allegedly purifying the Haldwani venue after Mallikarjun Kharge, a Dalit, spoke there.
BJP and Nabin’s Perspective
Nitin Nabin used the controversy to accuse Congress of divisive politics and said Congress had consistently insulted Dalits during its tenure.
Uttarakhand’s political direction
Congress and Complaint Perspective
The report records Congress’s criticism and complaint but does not provide its broader position on the 2027 election.
BJP and Nabin’s Perspective
Nabin said Uttarakhand would progress under BJP leadership, urged stronger booth-level organization, and predicted a massive BJP victory in 2027.
- Event
- BJP workers’ meeting and election-preparation address
- Location
- Haldwani, Uttarakhand
- Next Assembly election mentioned
- 2027
- BJP claim
- Nitin Nabin expressed confidence in a massive BJP victory
- Police action
- An FIR was filed against unknown persons
- FIR provisions
- Sections 196 and 299 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 3(1)(r) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
- Complaint
- Filed by Congress leader and advocate Anju Arya at Haldwani Police Station