NEW DELHI: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Sunday took a sharp jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party after it accused the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha of patronising infiltrators in the state. Soren questioned the central government’s decision to provide political asylum to ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Addressing a poll rally at Ranka in Garhwa Assembly seat, Soren wondered on what basis the BJP and its leaders claim about Bangladeshi infiltration in Jharkhand, “when there is no identification”
“I would like to know whether the BJP has some sort of internal understanding with Bangladesh,” Soren said
“Please tell us on what basis you allowed the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh to land in India and seek asylum. Infiltrators from Bangladesh enter India through BJP-ruled states. They are saying it themselves,” he added.
Soren’s remarks came a day after Union minister Amit Shah accused the state government of giving “shelter” to infiltrators for vote banks.
“You have given shelter to infiltrators. You made infiltrators your votebank. Today I would like to inform the people of Jharkhand that by putting an end to appeasement politics, the BJP will drive out infiltrators and rebuild Jharkhand from scratch,” he had said.
Soren also accused the BJP of dividing society along lines of caste, creed, and religion. He claimed that since his government came to power in 2019, the BJP has been “hatching conspiracies” against him.
“Despite the hurdles put up by the opposition party, we have completed our full term of five years,” he said.
He further asserted that the BJP has “nothing to do with the poor, tribals, dalits, farmers, and women,” characterizing them as a party of “capitalists.”