Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren waves to supporters during an election campaign amid the state Assembly elections.
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Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren alleged that the BJP was planning to divide Jharkhand, but it would not be successful.
He said the attempts to "break" Jharkhand will be thwarted by the people in this election.
"Leaders of BJP are camping in the state but they don't utter a word for development, progress and peace in Jharkhand. They are only dividing people in the name of religion," Soren posted on X.
Accusing the BJP of trying to carve out the Santhal Parganas from Jharkhand, he said the people would give them a befitting reply.
"The holy land of Lord Ram, by the grace of God, has broken the pride of dictators like Ravana -- Jharkhand will also break their pride because they want to break Jharkhand," he said Soren alleged that the BJP was dividing the Santhals as they wanted to "erase our history".
"They want to erase our heritage from Bhognadih, Deoghar, Basukinath, which are symbols of our faith and belief," he alleged.
He said that Jharkhand would not be divided, and the Santhals would remain united and be with the state.
Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.
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