Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attacked the Congress, accusing that its 'shahi parivar' (royal family) is hell bent on breaking the ST-SC-OBC unity to snatch reservations under an evil design. Addressing a Bharatiya Janata Pary (BJP) election rally at Gumla, he accused the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led coalition of looting the state's resources such as minerals, forest, sand and coal and putting 'Roti-Beti-Mati' (bread, land and daughter) at grave threat. He also accused the ruling dispensation of fuelling illegal immigration.
"The Congress knows that if STs, SCs and OBCs are united, they will pose a threat to the party's existence. This is the reason the shahi parivar is hell bent on break their unity. They want to snatch reservations. The Congress is trying to pit one tribal community against another. Munda against Oraon, Lohra against Kharia, Kharwar against Korwa etc. With an agenda to break the tribal society's strength," he said.
The Congress cannot tolerate tribals in higher posts, which is why it opposes Droupadi Murmu's elevation (to the post of President) and continues to insult her, the PM said, adding former Jharkhand chief minister, Champai Soren, was also insulted. The BJP is committed to restoring tribal pride and Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh will be celebrated for one year from November 15 across the country to honour tribal icon Birsa Munda, he said. Modi also promised that those who looted Jharkhand's resources and played with the future of its youth will be put behind bars. Earlier addressing BJP rally in Bokaro, the PM accused the Congress-JMM coalition ogf dividing OBCs by pitting sub-castes against each other, launching the 'ek rahoge toh safe rahoge' (be united to be safe) slogan.
