Sambalpur, November 18 : Ahead of the second phase of the assembly elections in Jharkhand, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday asserted that Hemant Soren's government would be uprooted from the ground this time. People are angry with the looting policy of the current government in Jharkhand, he added.
Union Minister Pradhan further accused the Jharkhand government of corruption and nepotism, saying that a Chief Minister transferring the state property in his name doesn't happen anywhere else.
"This time his (Hemant Soren) government is not going to be formed. I have gone to Jharkhand and this time change is certain in Jharkhand. People are angry with the looting policy of the current government. Corruption, nepotism and a Chief Minister transferring the state property to himself, such an incident does not happen anywhere else. Hemant Soren's government has been uprooted from the ground this time," the Union Minister said.
Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister and BJP co-in-charge for Jharkhand elections Himanta Biswa Sarma said that campaigning has been good and the people want a double-engine government in the state. Today is the last day of the election campaign.
Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "We spent the last 4 months in Jharkhand. People are very excited for PM Modi. People want a double-engine Government. There should be development in Jharkhand and the ambitions & aspirations of the people be fulfilled - this is the major theme of the election. People are excited about that."
He further said that he was confident that NDA would form a government in the state.
Earlier, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate from Gandey constituency Kalpana Soren on Monday accused the BJP of failing to support the JMM government in its efforts to tackle key public issues.
Speaking to ANI, Kalpana Soren said, "BJP never stands with us in our fight over public issues. Be it the 27 per cent reservation for the backward, Sarna-Adivasi Dharam Code or the 1932 Local Resident Policy. We get it passed by the Assembly but nobody from BJP fights our fight for issues of Jharkhand. Today, if we are felicitating Maiya in Jharkhand then BJP's 'PIL gang' rushes to the fore. Our intentions are clear, we want to raise issues of Jharkhand and issues of social justice. (ANI)
