RANCHI, Nov 8: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday accused the Congress of trying to divide Hindus for vote bank politics and urged people to stay united to thwart such attempts.
He also raised concerns about rising Bangladeshi infiltration and warned that if unchecked, it would pose a grave threat to women in the state.
“Congress wants to divide Hindus for vote bank politics. ‘Ek rahoge to safe rahoge’ (You will be safe if you remain united),” Sarma, who is also the BJP’s election co-incharge for Jharkhand, said at a rally in Ranchi.
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He cautioned that if the BJP was not voted into power, infiltrators would invade homes, putting “wives, daughters-in-law, and daughters under grave threat.”
Sarma vowed, “We will drive out ministers like Alamgir Alam and Irfan Ansari, who have plundered Jharkhand, just as we ousted Babar from Ayodhya.”
While Alam is currently in jail over a multi-crore money laundering case, Ansari faces criticism for allegedly making derogatory remarks about the BJP candidate and the sister-in-law of Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
The Jharkhand assembly elections are scheduled for November 13 and 20, with vote counting set for November 23.
Meanwhile, in another rally, Sarma accused the JMM-led coalition of patronising infiltration for vote bank politics, warning that if unchecked, there will be no place for Hindus and tribals in Jharkhand in 20 years.
Sarma, who is also the BJP co-incharge of elections in Jharkhand, made the remarks during a political rally at Kharsawan in Seraikela-Kharsawan district. He also said that while the Hindu and tribal populations were rapidly declining, Muslim population was increasing.
“There will be no place for tribals and Hindus in Jharkhand after 20 years at the current pace of infiltration from Bangladesh,” he alleged.
The chief minister claimed that in Santhal Pargana, Hindus and tribals together made up 90 per cent of the population, with tribals accounting for 44 per cent. However, by 2011, the Hindu population had dropped to 67 per cent, while tribals had reduced to just 28 per cent, he alleged.
“During the same period, the Muslim population grew from 10 per cent to 22 per cent,” he claimed.
Sarma concluded by saying, “This election is a choice between the dictatorship of the JMM-led coalition and PM Modi’s development model.” (PTI)
