Hemant Soren’s party swayed by Congress, has ties with infiltrators: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Jharkhand government, calling the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and Congress the state’s “three biggest enemies.” He accused the RJD of still seeking “revenge” for the state’s creation while claiming that the Congress has long “hated” Jharkhand. PM Modi further criticised the JMM, accusing the ruling party of betraying tribal communities, stating that those who rose to power with “the votes of the tribals” are now aligned with those who have “occupied the forest land” of these very communities.
PM Modi accused the JMM of aligning with “Bangladeshi and Rohingya infiltrators,” claiming that these “fundamentalists” are increasingly influencing the party. He alleged that JMM has been overtaken by the “ghost of Congress,” which has shifted its focus to appeasement politics. According to PM, whenever Congress influences a party, “appeasement becomes the only agenda,” and the first to suffer are “the interests of Dalits, tribals, and the backward society.” He emphasised that the same betrayal is now evident in JMM’s actions.
Earlier in August, former Chief Minister Champai Soren resigned from JMM and joined the BJP over the pretext of “saving the identity of tribals” in the Santhal Pargana area, stating that no other political party was serious about the issue as they only cared for votes.
Slamming Congress, PM Modi labelled it as the “most dishonest and highly corrupt party” in the country. He singled out the Congress family, claiming it to be the “most corrupt” and the source from which “all streams of corruption originate.” Extending his criticism, PM Modi accused the JMM of following the same path, stating that they “take training from the same school — the Congress School of Corruption.”
He also accused the JMM government of rampant corruption, claiming that in its five years of rule, the party has focused solely on “looting of Jharkhand and corruption all around.” He alleged that no sector was spared, asserting that the JMM government engaged in corruption in “everything… water, forests, and land.”
PM Modi vowed that once the BJP forms the government in the state, “all these cases” of alleged corruption and wrongdoing will be thoroughly investigated. He assured the people, “I promise… after a few months, when the BJP government is formed in Jharkhand,” these issues will be addressed, signalling a strong intent to bring accountability and justice under a new administration.
He said that the BJP is the only party that makes and fulfils its promises, adding, “We had guaranteed free treatment to every senior citizen aged 70 years and above. Just a few days ago, our government approved that decision.”
Earlier today, PM Modi virtually inaugurated several projects worth Rs 660 crore in Jharkhand’s Ranchi. He also virtually flagged off six Vande Bharat trains from Tatanagar.