‘Everyone In Jharkhand To Get LPG cylinder for Rs 450 – Infiltrators Or Not’: BJP Slams Congress’ Poll promise

India

oi-Oneindia Staff

Published: Friday, November 15, 2024, 13:50 [IST]

AICC
General
Secretary
and
Jharkhand
in-charge,
Ghulam
Ahmed
Mir,
sparked
controversy
on
Thursday
(14
November)
during
an
election
rally
by
stating
that
if
the
party
comes
to
power,
all
citizens
of
the
state
will
be
provided
gas
cylinders
at
Rs
450,
whether
they
are
“infiltrators
or
not.”

Addressing
an
election
rally
in
the
Chandrapura
area
of
the
Bermo
constituency,
Ghulam
Ahmed
Mir
said,
“We
have
promised
that
if
our
government
is
formed,
we
will
provide
gas
cylinders
at
Rs
450
from
December
1.
This
will
be
for
the
general
public…
be
they
Hindu,
Muslim,
or
infiltrators
–
it
will
be
given
to
all
citizens
of
Jharkhand,
with
no
other
factors
considered.”

BJP
lashes
out
at
Congress
over
its
promise!
The
BJP
has
reacted
strongly
to
Congress’s
promise,
claiming
that
such
a
statement
is
“anti-national” and
reflective
of
Congress’
appeasement
and
polarisation
politics.
This
comment
has
surfaced
at
a
time
when
BJP
leaders
are
accusing
the
JMM-led
coalition
of
protecting
infiltrators
in
the
state
for
“vote
bank
politics.”

Union
Minister
Shivraj
Singh
Chouhan
said,
“Congress’s
Ghulam
Ahmed
Mir
has
said
they
will
provide
gas
cylinders
to
infiltrators
for
Rs
450.
It
is
the
Congress-JMM-RJD
government
that
is
protecting
infiltrators
in
Jharkhand.”

Addressing
an
election
rally
in
the
Birni
area
of
Giridih
district,
he
alleged
that
lakhs
of
infiltrators
have
entered
Jharkhand
and
that
the
government
has
helped
them
obtain
voter
and
ration
cards.

At
another
rally
in
Bokaro,
Uttar
Pradesh
Chief
Minister
Yogi
Adityanath
said,
“The
Congress
in-charge
has
promised
to
give
cylinders
to
Hindus,
Muslims,
and
infiltrators.
BJP
will
not
allow
infiltrators
to
take
over
the
rights
of
tribals.”

The
second
phase
of
voting
will
take
place
on
November
20.
The
first
phase
was
held
on
Wednesday,
and
vote
counting
will
take
place
on
November
23.