BJP national executive president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday alleged that leaders and parties who are involved in numerous scams were wooing people with enticing slogans in the ongoing Jharkhand Assembly election.
Addressing poll meetings at Kaathikund and Sarath in Santhal Pargana, the senior BJP leader said the Assembly elections would shape the fate of Jharkhand as he reminded the people how the previous Governments had indulged in scams. Nadda said, “Both the Congress and JMM are deep rooted in corruption. Their politics revolves around promoting and protecting dynastic politics. These parties who have several scams in their list are talking about development.”
“What was the image of the country before 2014? What was the environment? There was Rs 1.76 lakh crore (Spectrum) scam, coal scam, helicopter scam. What is the situation now under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, only developmental works,” Nadda said.
Nadda making an attack on JMM and Congress said, “Congress and JMM whose politics is creating divisiveness in society are now talking about development, not because these parties like development but it is become necessary for them to talk about development following Modi Ji Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas and Sabka Viswas.”
Nadda, on the occasion, also highlighted the various developmental schemes initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Raghubar Das in State particularly in Santhal Pargana. He said opening up of AIIMS in Deoghar will provide better medical facility to not only people from Santhal but from neighboring States such as Bihar and West Bengal.
The coming up of airport in pilgrim town Deoghar will bring the town in international aviation map. In 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of development of Deoghar airport. The BJP leader also talked about inland waterways in Sahibganj on river Ganga.
Nadda also said that with the functioning of inland waterways in Sahibganj, the entire region will witness economic development. In September this year, PM Modi inaugurated a multi-modal cargo terminal at Sahibganj. The cargo terminal has been built by Inland Waterways Authority of India on River Ganga at Sahibganj. It will have a cargo storing capacity of 30 lakh tonne per year, a stockyard and parking and berthing space for two vessels.
Nadda also talked about the State Government schemes and successful implementation of centre’s scheme by Raghubar Das such as Ujjwala Yojana, PM Awas, toilets, registry of properties for women at token Rs 1 among others.
Nadda the former union minister also talked about Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and blamed the Congress and other opposition parties for creating confusion in the minds of minority population. He also talked about abrogation of article 370 of Constitution which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir and Ayodhya verdict in favour of ‘Ram Lalla’.