Amit Shah, Union Minister for Home Affairs, on Monday announced that a committee would be formed if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) forms government in Jharkhand to identify and drive out infiltrators from the state besides reclaiming land grabbed by them.
Shah also said a legislation will be brought to prevent transfer of land to infiltrators on their marrying tribal women. He went on to accuse the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led dispensation of patronising Bangladeshi infiltrators. Elections to the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly will be held on November 13 and 20, while the counting of votes polled will take place on November 23.
"Tribal population is declining in Jharkhand. Infiltrators are grabbing land by marrying our daughters. We will bring legislation to prevent transfer of land to infiltrators if they marry tribal women. We will also form a committee to identify infiltrators to drive them out and reclaim land grabbed by them," Shah said addressing a rally at Seraikela.
He claimed that Champai Soren was insulted when he raised the infiltration issue and was forced to resign from chief minister's post by Hemant Soren.
Accusing the JMM-Congress and the RJD of only working for personal growth and indulging in corruption, he said, "Corrupt leaders of JMM-led coalition to be sent behind bars if BJP forms government in Jharkhand."
Shah alleged that the JMM-led dispensation was behind Rs 1,000 crore MNREGA scam, Rs 300 crore land scam, Rs 1,000 crore mining scam and multi-crore liquor scam and devoured Rs 3.90 lakh crore sent by the Centre.
He promised that once the BJP government is voted to power in the state it will ensure that if the Centre sends rupee one, 25 more paise is added to it by the state so that Rs 1.25 reaches to people.
In another poll rally in Jharkhand, Yogi Adityanath, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, on Monday accused the JMM-led coalition in Jharkhand of converting the state into a "dharmashala" for Rohingyas and Bangladeshi infiltrators.
"Jharkhand has been converted into a 'dharmashala' for Rohingyas and Bangladeshi infiltrators who have been given free rein to spread anarchy," he claimed, while addressing an election rally at Bhawnathpur.
