Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024 | BJP raises infiltration issue for political gains, converted state to 'lootkhand': Brinda Karat

Pakur (Jharkhand): Senior CPI (M) leader Brinda Karat on Sunday accused the BJP of raising the infiltration issue in the election campaign only for publicity and political gains.

She also alleged that the BJP has converted Jharkhand into 'lootkhand' (place of loot).

"The word 'ghuspathiya' (infiltrator) is itself an insult. If they are entering Jharkhand illegally, the Centre should identify them as per the law and deport them after speaking with the Bangladesh government.

"But, instead, they are raising the issue only for publicity. When the Jharkhand High Court sought a reply on a petition in this regard, the central government said they don't have any data but have suspicion. It means they are spreading poison here on the basis of doubt only," she told reporters in Pakur.

Karat alleged that infiltration was a failure on the part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

"BJP had ruled the state for a maximum period and they converted Jharkhand into 'lootkhand' (place of loot)," she alleged.

On Rahul Gandhi's 'memory loss' jibe against PM Modi, she said, "Our party does not believe in personal attacks. Our politics is not like that. The BJP does it." "There are many scopes to attack PM Modi on BJP's intention, policy and ideology. Their intention is to promote RSS, policy is to increase Adani-Ambani's loot, and ideology is in front of everyone. We talk about policies, not persons," he added.

Speaking at a campaign rally in Maharashtra, Rahul Gandhi had attacked PM Modi and said he was suffering from memory loss like a former US president.

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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