Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Harsh Malhotra joined Mahamandaleshwar Vidyarthi Ji Maharaj, Jain spiritual leaders Sadhvi Deepti Ji and Vivek Muni Ji at a demonstration near Rajghat, New Delhi on 18 July 2026, organised by the Bhagwan Valmiki Dharma Samman Raksha Samiti over alleged objectionable remarks by Indian National Congress (INC) spokesperson Deepak Jha concerning Bhagwan Valmiki. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Mahamandaleshwar Vidyarthi Ji Maharaj and Jain spiritual figures Sadhvi Deepti Ji and Vivek Muni Ji stood alongside Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra at the Bhagwan Valmiki Dharma Samman Raksha Samiti rally near Rajghat on 18 July 2026, signalling cross-community solidarity against the alleged remarks. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
The Bhagwan Valmiki Dharma Samman Raksha Samiti organised the protest near Rajghat, New Delhi on 18 July 2026, demanding accountability from Congress spokesperson Deepak Jha over remarks that the Samiti described as objectionable concerning Bhagwan Valmiki. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Harsh Malhotra, President of the Delhi BJP, lent political weight to the Valmiki community's grievance by attending the Bhagwan Valmiki Dharma Samman Raksha Samiti demonstration near Rajghat on 18 July 2026, where participants called for action over the alleged remarks by Congress spokesperson Deepak Jha. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra participated in the Bhagwan Valmiki Dharma Samman Raksha Samiti protest near Rajghat, New Delhi on 18 July 2026, raising objections to remarks allegedly made by Congress spokesperson Deepak Jha about Bhagwan Valmiki. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
The Bhagwan Valmiki Dharma Samman Raksha Samiti held its demonstration near Rajghat on Saturday, 18 July 2026, with Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra among those present, as the Samiti sought accountability over alleged objectionable remarks by Congress spokesperson Deepak Jha. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Jain spiritual leaders Sadhvi Deepti Ji and Vivek Muni Ji, along with Mahamandaleshwar Vidyarthi Ji Maharaj, joined Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra at the Bhagwan Valmiki Dharma Samman Raksha Samiti rally near Rajghat, New Delhi on 18 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
The 18 July 2026 rally near Rajghat drew a multi-faith gathering — including a Mahamandaleshwar, Jain saints and BJP leaders — united in demanding that Congress address the alleged objectionable remarks by spokesperson Deepak Jha concerning Bhagwan Valmiki. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Congress spokesperson Deepak Jha became the focal point of the 18 July 2026 protest near Rajghat, New Delhi, after the Bhagwan Valmiki Dharma Samman Raksha Samiti alleged his remarks were objectionable to the Valmiki community. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
The Bhagwan Valmiki Dharma Samman Raksha Samiti rally near Rajghat, New Delhi on 18 July 2026 brought together religious figures and political leaders including Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra, Mahamandaleshwar Vidyarthi Ji Maharaj, and Jain saints Sadhvi Deepti Ji and Vivek Muni Ji to assert the dignity of Bhagwan Valmiki. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)