Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday criticized the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and Congress for supporting illegal Bangladeshi immigrants for vote bank politics. Addressing a public rally in Garhwa, Jharkhand, PM Modi said, “The policy of appeasement has reached its peak. These three parties, JMM, RJD, and Congress are determined to break social harmony. They support illegal immigrants. To gain the votes of Bangladeshi infiltrators, they are settling these immigrants all over Jharkhand.”

PM Modi further alleged that the Jharkhand government has become enslaved by the mafia and that the people are being forced to migrate. He called on the public to vote for the BJP to reform the system.

The PM said that the BJP will transparently fill 3,00,000 government posts in Jharkhand if they are voted into power. He highlighted that the BJP in Jharkhand has resolved to build 21 lakh new houses for the poor in the state. “During the Lok Sabha elections, I guaranteed the construction of 3 crore new houses nationwide. Now, BJP Jharkhand has also resolved to build 21 lakh new houses. Every poor person should have a house; this is BJP’s guarantee,” he said.

The prime minister also urged the people not to listen to rumors spread by the JMM, saying, “These days, there is a huge business of spreading rumors, but you should not believe any such rumor. When I implemented the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi in 2018, the JMM here lied, saying that one should not associate with this scheme, claiming that Modi would take back the money you are receiving today.”

The Jharkhand Assembly elections are set to be held in two phases on November 13 and 20, with vote counting scheduled for November 23. 

In the previous assembly election, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha won 30 seats, the BJP won 25, and the Congress won 16 seats.