Ranchi: Income tax department is conducting raids at the residence of Sunil Srivastava, personal secretary of Jharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren, in Ranchi.
Notably, this comes days ahead of the assembly elections in Jharkhand. CM Soren-led Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), in alliance with Congress, RJD and left parties is facing major competition from the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA alliance in the state.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched a strong attack on the Hemant Soren-led government in Jharkhand, accusing it of offering a “red-carpet welcome” to Bangladeshi infiltrators. Speaking at an election rally in Potka, East Singhbhum, Shah claimed that these infiltrators were settling in the state, seizing tribal land, taking up jobs meant for local youths, and engaging in anti-national activities.
He further vowed that once the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) formed the government in Jharkhand, such forces would be deported and that no one would be allowed to cross the border.
Shah also dismissed claims by the Congress and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) would infringe upon tribal rights, clarifying that the BJP would exclude tribals from its scope. He further vowed that the BJP government would imprison corrupt Congress and JMM leaders and recover the wealth they allegedly looted from the poor.
The 81-member Jharkhand Assembly will go to polls in two phases on November 13 and 20, with vote counting scheduled for November 23.
A total of 2.6 crore voters are eligible to participate, including 1.31 crore male and 1.29 crore female voters, as well as 11.84 lakh first-time voters and 66.84 lakh young voters.
In the 2020 Assembly elections, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) won 30 seats, the BJP won 25 seats, and the Congress won 16 seats. In 2014, the BJP won 37 seats, JMM won 19 seats, and Congress won just 6 seats.
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