New Delhi/Ranchi: Launching a scathing attack on the JMM-led coalition in Jharkhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday labelled it as a “Ghuspaithiya Bandhan” (infiltrators’ alliance) and “Mafia Ka Ghulam” (mafia’s slaves) for allegedly supporting Bangladeshi infiltrators.
Prime Minister Modi, who addressed two election rallies in Jharkhand, also hits out at the Congress-led Opposition for “humiliating” BJP candidate Sita Soren in Jharkhand and a woman leader in Maharashtra, saying that “insulting women is their habit”.
Addressing the first election rally in Garhwa, the PM alleged that scams by coalition leaders in Jharkhand have become an industry and corruption has devoured the state like termites.
He said: “Appeasement politics has reached its pinnacle in Jharkhand where the JMM-led coalition is busy supporting Bangladeshi infiltrators. If this continues, the state’s tribal population will shrink. This is a threat to tribal society and the country. This coalition has become a ‘Gushpaithiya Bandhan’ and a ‘Mafia ka Ghulam’.”
“Termites of corruption make the country hollow. In Jharkhand, the JMM, Congress and RJD have crossed all limits as far as corruption is concerned. This has impacted the poor, dalits, tribals and the backward communities. The Jharkhand CM, MLAs and MPs of the JMM-led coalition are neck-deep in corruption,” the Prime Minister said, asserting that only the BJP can provide “Suvidha, Suraksha, Sthirta and Samriddhi”, which he said was “Modi’s guarantee”.
He said the JMM, Congress and RJD were using Bangladeshi infiltrators for “vote bank politics”, and facilitating their settlement in Jharkhand, which was a threat to the state’s social structure. “If Saraswati Vandana is prevented in schools, you can understand the level of the threat”, he said, and added that curfews during festivals like Durga Puja have become common.
He criticised the JMM-led coalition for misappropriating thousands of crores allocated by the Centre for various schemes, asserting that it was time for a “double engine government” in Jharkhand to ensure development over the next 25 years.
“The Centre is making all efforts to boost infrastructure in Jharkhand, while the JMM-led coalition is trying to hinder progress,” he said, citing the stalled North Koel Reservoir project as a key example. The foundation of the project on North Koel river flowing through Palamu and Garhwa districts was originally laid in 1972 but failed to take off.
Mr Modi said that the Jharkhand BJP had come up with an excellent “Sankalp Patra” (manifesto), promising initiatives such as the ‘Gogo Didi’ scheme, which would provide women with Rs 2,100 per month and unemployment allowances of Rs 2,000 to the youth under the “Yuva Sathi Bhatta” programme.
“The JMM, Congress and RJD have made false promises and done nothing for women and the people in the past five years and are now copying the BJP”, he said, and added: “The JMM-led coalition's exit is certain this election as they have betrayed the poor.”
The Prime Minister said 16 lakh houses were built under the PM Awas Yojana for SC, ST, and OBC communities in the satte, with a promise to construct another 21 lakh houses.
“The JMM-led coalition betrayed the poor in the name of Abua Awas Yojana. Scams have become an industry in Jharkhand. Paper leaks are common. Several youths lost their lives. The JMM, Congress and RJD believe in dynastic politics and they insulted tribal leaders like Champai Soren,” Mr Modi said.
Addressing the second election rally in Chaibasa in West Singhbhum district, the PM said that he worships those who have been rejected by the others and accused the Congress of making attempts to snatch reservations meant for tribals and hand them over to its “vote bank”.
Mr Modi said: “Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar has ensured the provision of reservation to protect tribal rights but Nehru-ji had opposed it. The Gandhi family opposed reservation till they were in control of power post-Nehru. Now once again they have openly announced that they will scrap reservations for tribals. They will snatch tribal reservations and hand it over to their vote bank.”
“They (Congress) have devised one more strategy. They are declaring schools, colleges and universities as minority institutions. By this, the reservation of tribals, Dalits and backward castes is being stopped. Beware of this conspiracy by the Congress,” he said.
Mr Modi alleged that the JMM-led ruling coalition in the state has put tribal “identity, dignity and existence” at stake by "facilitating" Bangladeshi infiltrators to make fake documents. “Infiltrators are snatching your daughters, grabbing land and devouring your bread," he said, claiming that efforts were on to change Jharkhand's demography.
He noted that if the BJP is voted to power in the state, it will bring stringent legislation to return land grabbed by the infiltrators.
Mr Modi attacked the Congress-led Opposition for "humiliating" BJP candidate Sita Soren in Jharkhand and a woman leader in Maharashtra, saying “insulting women is their habit”.
”The Opposition used foul language against a woman leader in Maharashtra. Mothers and daughters are in shock, people will teach them a lesson,” Mr Modi said, referring to Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant's remark targeting Shiv Sena candidate Shaina NC.
Polling for the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20.
