The Hemant Soren-led government in Jharkhand has nothing to do with the welfare of tribals, and it was working with the sole intention of "making m💯oney", former chief minister Babulal Marandi of the BJP alleged on Saturday.
Jharkhand: Fomer CM Babulal Marandi statement comes a day after Hemant Soren's government got a bill passed in the state assembly that proposes to use 1932 land records to fix the domicile status, in a bid to strengthen his support base among the tribals.
The Hemant Soren-led government in Jharkhand has nothing to do with the welfare of tribals, and it was working with the sole intention of "making m💯oney", former chief minister Babulal Marandi of the BJP alleged on Saturday.
Marandi, who led a rally in Giridih district's Tisri block, said♚ the law and order situation in the state was det🥀eriorating while development works came to standstill.
"The Hemant🐷 Soren-led UPA government has nothing to do with the poor and tribals as it was working with ♋the sole intention of making money," alleged Marandi.
The statement comes a day after Soren's government got a bill passed in the state asse♍mbly that proposes to use 1932 land records to fix the domicile status, in a bid to strengthen his support base among the triba𒆙ls.
A bill to raise the total reservations offered in gove🌄rnment jobs to STs, SCs, EBCs, OBCs and economically weaker sections (EWS) from 60 per cent to 77 per cent was also passed in the assembly.
Marandi alleged that cases of murder, rape and loot have increased manifold under the Soren governmen♛t.
The people of Jharkhand were facing a shortage of sand but t♎he government was no🌌t able to auction a single sand ghat in the last three years, he said.
"I told the government that if it is not able to auction, it should make sand ghats free for the people of the state. But, he (Soren) will not do it, as he has engaged police to make money from th🤪e tractors and trucks that transport sand," the senior BJP leader alleged.
Marandi's rally was part of a✃ week-long protest programme by the BJP against the JMM-led ruling coalition, which started on November 7 and will continue till November 13.
Such rallies were also held🔯 in Ranchi, Hazaribag, Gumla, Saraikela-Kharswan and other districts durౠing the day.
BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Aditya Sahu and MLA Bhanu Pratap Sahi participated in🌳 a rally in Ranchi's Ormanjhi block.
BJP MLA Manish Jaiswal led a ral💧ly in Katkamsandi block of Hazaribag.