JMM-Congress biggest threat to 'Roti, Beti, Maati, Sanskriti' of tribals: BJP's Shehzad Poonawalla

New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Monday, slammed the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-Congress alliance in Jharkhand as the "biggest threat" to the 'Roti, Beti, Maati, Sanskriti' of the tribal community in the state.
"They (people) are supporting BJP as they know that JMM-Congress is the biggest threat to the 'Roti, Beti, Maati, Sanskriti' of the tribal community...The people have seen it happen in the last 5 years. There is an existential threat they are facing, and therefore they have stood up against this kind of JMM 'Jhol, Mafia and Muslim appeasement' government," Shehzad Poonawalla told ANI.
Earlier on Sunday, Mandal Murmu, the proposer who signed on Hemant Soren's nomination for the Barhait Assembly constituency joined the BJP.
After joining the party, Mandal Murmu said that he would take initiative regarding the demographic change in Santhal Pargana.
"First of all, I bow before my ancestors...Sidhu-Kanhu, Phulo Jhano sacrificed themselves for this nation...I belong to that family. We will take the initiative regarding the demography in Santhal Pargana," Murmu told reporters.
Mandal Murmu joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister and BJP's Jharkhand election in-charge, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Assam Chief Minister and BJP co-in-charge of Jharkhand, Himanta Biswa Sarma.
The Jharkhand Assembly elections will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20, with vote counting scheduled for November 23.
In the 2020 Assembly election in Jharkhand, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) won 30 seats, BJP won 25 seats and Congress won 16. In 2014, BJP won 37 seats, JMM won 19 seats and Congress only won 6 seats. (ANI)