Jharkhand Minister and JMM candidate from Garhwa Assembly constituency Mithilesh Kumar slammed the BJP for blaming his party for the "Bangladeshi infiltrators". He pointed out that securing the border is the responsibility of the Centre not that of the state government.
Assam CM and BJP co-in-charge of the Jharkhand election, Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday accused the Hemant Soren led state government of letting "intruders" enter the state and said that the main priority is to throw out infiltrators from Santhal Paragana.
Earlier on October 9, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the Assam Police have pushed back a total of 128 Bangladeshi infiltrators in the last two months.
An initial IDF investigation into the attack along the Jordanian border has confirmed that the two infiltrators were not Jordanian soldiers but terrorists dressed in Jordanian military uniforms. Their identities are still under investigation.
Following the announcement of the election schedule for Jharkhand, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Tuesday expressed confidence in winning the upcoming elections in Jharkhand and said that the land of tribals which has been taken by Muslims will be given back to the tribals.
"128 Bangladeshis pushed back in last 2 months. Maintaining strict vigil along the Indo-Bangla border, @assampolice has pushed back 128 infiltrators across the border. The following persons have been apprehended in the wee hours. Babul Hussain, Sakib Mia. Good job Team!" said CM Sarma.
Earlier today, Union Minister and BJP incharge for the state, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that they will implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state as Chief Minister Hemant Soren-led state government is favouring infiltrators.
On October 5, the BJP released 'Paanch Prana' for youth and women of Jharkhand as part of their election manifesto for the forthcoming assembly elections.
Launching a scathing attack on Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the Congress, nowadays, is completely under the control of "Urban Naxals" who welcome foreign infiltrators as 'vote banks' and mocks their own citizens.
Accusing the JMM-led coalition in Jharkhand of providing shelter to infiltrators under a "planned conspiracy" in the state, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday claimed that infiltrators are occupying tribal land and ruining their culture.
Leader of Opposition in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly and BJP leader Amar Kumar Bauri hit out at Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren over his remark on RSS, where he labelled RSS workers as 'chooha' (rats), adding that the CM is not able to see Bangladeshi infiltrators in state.