Month: December 2019

Polling peaceful in Jharkhand 4th phase, voting in 65 of 81 seats over.

Source – hindustantimes.com

Voting in the high-stakes fourth phase of Jharkhand assembly polls concluded on Monday. Voters came out in large number across 15 assembly constituencies, registering a 62.46% turnout, a marginal decline of 2.12% over 2014 assembly polls.

This phase will decide the fate of 221 candidates, including two ministers and 12 sitting legislators. Chief electoral officer (CEO) Vinay Kumar Choubey said, “Polling was peaceful with no untoward incident recorded from any constituency.”

He said the final voter turnout might change once the data is compiled in a couple of days. With this phase, polls have been completed in 65 of the 81 assembly seats in Jharkhand. Voters defied Maoists’ poll boycott call in a few pockets of Dhanbad and Giridih districts. Shankar Mahto, a voter in Sindri assembly constituency, said, “Polling started at 7am but the EVM was defunct by 9am. It was restored around 10.30am.”

Poll boycott was reported from a few booths in Jamua constituency under Giridih district. “We received reports of poll boycott from a few booths but it is being verified,” Choubey said.

The fate of several prominent candidates, including revenue and land reform minister Amar Kumar Bauri, labour, employment and training minister Raj Paliwar and former ministers Mannan Mallick, Haji Hussain Ansari and Mathura Mahto was sealed in the EVMs.

The phase is crucial for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as it had won 11 seats of the 15 in the 2014 assembly polls. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), AJSU Party, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) and Marxist Co-ordination Committee (MCC) bagged a seat each in the last assembly polls.

However, the BJP is confident of making clean sweep in the penultimate phase of Jharkhand polls. “We will win all 15 seats in the phase,” said BJP state spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo.

Likewise, Kishor Nath Shahdeo, spokesperson of the Congress, which allied with JMM and RJD, said, “We are giving good fight on 12 seats and hoping to win them all.” He said, “Voters’ aspirations remained unfulfilled in the past five years, there is resentment against the BJP. So, people have turned up to show their support for alliance candidates.”

‘Can’t Differentiate Miscreants Through Their Attire’: Mamata Banerjee Responds to Modi’s Charge.

Source – news18.com

Kolkata: Terming the ongoing violence and arson in the state over the citizenship law as a “few minor incidents”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said just because the BJP has requisite numbers in Parliament, it cannot bully the states into enforcing the law.

Addressing a gathering against the Citizenship Act and the National Register for Citizenship (NRC), Mamata said, “They (BJP) are distinguishing people with their caps. They are identifying you with the clothes you wear. The country is passing through its worst phase and they talks about clothes.”

“Can they tell me who I am with the dress I am wearing? Can they tell me who is he (pointing at film director Gautam Ghose) with the dress he is wearing? What is going on?” she fumed.

Mamata’s comments came after Modi in a rally in Jharkhand had blamed the recent violence over the Citizenship Act blamed the Congress and “their allies” saying that those who are responsible can be identified by their clothes.

” Whatever the BJP is doing is for their own vested interest. They are indulging in divisive and hate politics, the result of which is in front of everyone. Look what is happening in Assam. Look what is happening in Tripura. In the coming days, even the citizens of BJP ruled states will also oppose this. According to them, we are not Indians. According to them, those who have fought for the freedom struggle are not Indians and they (BJP leaders/workers/supporters) are the only Indians,” Mamata said.

The Trinamool Congress supremo also spoke about the situation in Assam saying that nearly 100 people have committed suicide while others were shot dead.

“In Bengal 30, people have committed suicide due to NRC. Who will take the responsibility of their deaths?” she said and urged people to protest but not to take law and order in their own hands.

Mamata also claimed that the Centre has stopped railway services in the state over “one or two minor incidents” of violence. “Owing to one or two small incidents, the Centre has stopped railways services in Bengal. It is the duty of the Railway Protection Force personnel to protect railway property, yet we provided them support.

Condemning the violence at Jamia Millia University in Delhi, the CM said the “torture meted out to the students at the varsity was unprecedented”.

Alleging that the BJP was instigating violence in the country, she said the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was passed in a hurry in Parliament. “The BJP didn’t give opposition parties time to think and discuss the bill. It sought its passage in a hurry,” she added.

A day before Mamata had spoken staunchly against the Citizenship Act and asked the protestors to write a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind, in which they should etch their names in blood.

“I would like to tell the ‘majority section’ that this battle is not for the ‘minorities’ alone. This is a battle for all. This is a battle for our existence. Go for signature campaigns holding black flags,” she added.

In opposition to the Centre’s order, she also stayed orders on work related to the National Population Register (NPR) across the state.

An official order issued by the additional secretary of Home and Hill Affairs Department read, “I am directed to inform you that all activities regarding the preparation and updation of the National Population Register (NPR) are hereby stayed in West Bengal. No activity regarding NPR may be taken up without prior clearance from the state government. The order has been issued in the interest of public order”.

6 died in painful road accidents in Bihar, three in Bhojpur, two in Patna and one in Vaishali.

Source – jagran.com

Patna, JNN. Four lost their lives in painful accidents on Tuesday night in Bhojpur and Vaishali in Bihar. While the condition of five remains critical. Uncontrollable high speed car collided with a truck parked in Bhojpur. The three youths died on the spot after the car entered under the truck. Among those who died were a Patna businessman, two others from Rohtas district. At Vaishali, a high speed truck trampled three bike riders. One died in it. The truck trampled three passers-by at Patna Fatuha , killing one. Similarly, one also died in the draft.

Bhojpur: uncontrolled car under truck

An uncontrollably high speed car crashed into a truck parked near the Atlanta company on Ara-Mohania NH under Jagdishpur in Bhojpur district. The three youths died on the spot after the car entered under the truck. The trapped bodies were pulled out by breaking the glass as the car was locked. One of the deceased was a Patna businessman and two other residents of Rohtas district based on car papers and mobile numbers. The information of the names of the three could not be known till late.

Bad truck was standing on the road

JCB was parked near the Atlanta company on Jaghishpur-Dhangai on NH-30 with a malfunctioning truck. A speeding car with a Patna number on its way from Ara to Mohania entered the truck. The collision was so severe that more than half of the car entered the truck. On arrival, police reached Jagdishpur and Dhangai police station and sent the bodies to the hospital.

Bodies removed after breaking the car

SP Sudhir Porika said that the bodies were removed by breaking the glass due to the car being locked. The car registration is from Patna. On the basis of car papers and mobile numbers, it has been learned that one of them was a Patna businessman and two others were residents of Rohtas district.

Truck crushed three, one youth died

Vaishali : On Tuesday, a speeding truck rammed three bike riders on the Kotiya bridge of Patepur police station area on Mahua-Tajpur road. Mukesh Kumar, a resident of Bahura in the accident, died on the spot. At the same time, two others were seriously injured. Road blocked in protest. Four hours later, the police finished the jam. Mukesh, the 22-year-old son of Upendra Rai, resident of Bahuara Chakmir Banki village, along with two companions Chandan Kumar and Kundan Kumar, was going to buy the Kothaya bazaar by bike.

Trample on road side three

Patna: A truck going from Fatuha towards Patna late Monday night crushed three people running along the road near Jethuli village in the river station area of ​​Fatuha, one of whom died during treatment. While two injured are being treated in a private hospital. It is being told that the three people were going to Jethuli village on the roadside, when this accident happened. The deceased has been identified as Nagendra Rai (45), a resident of Jethuli village. Among the injured is his son Sanjay Rai and the other is Param Rai, a resident of the village.

Youth dies in truck collision

On Wednesday morning, a truck hit the young man vigorously near Vijay Market, located on the main road of the Chardhi police station. The young man died at the scene of bleeding. The deceased has been identified as Akhilesh Das (35), son of Ram Nandan Ravidas. Akhilesh was from Chithaul village of Bhagwanganj police station. The deceased went to work as usual in the ongoing construction work in the market. After his death, the family members are in bad health.

CBSE 10th & 12th Examination: datesheet released, the number of candidates in Bihar increased.

Source – jagran.com

Patna [JNN]. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) released the date sheet of the upcoming 10th and 12th examinations (10th and 12th Examinations) late at night. The examinations will start from 15 February 2020 and run till 30 March. Both 10th and 12th examinations will start from 15 February. Whereas, the 10th examination will be held on 20 March 2020 and the 12th examination will be completed on 30 March 2020.

In Bihar, the beating of examiners has increased. Aditya, a student of 10th at St Michael’s High School in Patna and Simram Osta, a student of 10th at Notredem Academy, said that their preparation is good. Still, the beats are accelerating after seeing the exam in front. Almost all students have had similar response.

Exams for 77 in 10th and 116 subjects in 12th.

According to the CBSE, there will be a total of 77 subjects exams in the 10th standard. At the same time, there are 116 subjects examinations in the 12th. Examiners have to arrive at the center before 10 am on the day of examination. Answer books will be given from 10 am to 10.15 am. Then, the question papers will be distributed at 10.15 am. Examiners will be able to write their answer sheets from 10.30 am.

CBSE 10th exam, one look

(Date subject)

– 17 February 2020: Home Science

– 26 February 2020: English Communicative, English (Language and Literature)

– 29 February 2020: Hindi Course-A, Hindi Course-B

– 4 March 2020: Science Theory, Science Practical

– 7 March 2020: Sanskrit

– 12 March 2020: Ghated Standard, Mathematics Basic

– 18 March 2020: Social Science

– 20 March 2020: Computer application

CBSE 12th exam, one look

(Date subject)

– 22 February 2020: Psychology

– 24 Fawari 2020: Physical Education

– 27 February 2020: English Elective and English Core

– 28 February 2020: Urdu core and elective, culture core and elective

– 2 March 2020: Physics

– 3 March 2020: History

– 5 March 2020: Accounts

– 6 March 2020: Political Science

– 7 March 2020: Chemistry

– 13 March 2020: Economics

– 14 March 2020: Biology

– 17 March 2020: Mathematics

– 20 March 2020: Hindi Core and Elective

– 23 March 2020: Geography

– 24 March 2020: Business Studies

– 26 March 2020: Home Science

– 28 March 2020: Biotechnology

– 30 March 2020: Social Sciences

The girl burnt alive lost the battle of life for want of justice, said 5 days ago – I will not survive.

Source – bhaskar.com

Patna. The girl, who was burnt alive, lost the battle of life for want of justice. He breathed his last late Monday. On December 7, in Ahiapur area of ​​Muzaffpur, the young woman was burnt by two accused after the rape attempt failed. On December 10, Patna was referred for better treatment. The victim knew that she would not survive. The evening of 11 December when he recorded the statement to the magistrate. Then said that I will not survive. Read the statement of the victim that was lodged with the magistrate. 

“I will not be saved now. Even if he survives, he (the accused) will not leave. He will kill me. There were two people who burned me. One is Raja. He is the son of Rajkishore Rai. The other boy I do not recognize.” The incident took place around 7 pm on Saturday evening (7 December). “

“Didi’s daughter came to my house. I was telling her Babu sit down. Then someone’s footsteps on the terrace. There is no door on the roof. When I went to the terrace there was no one there. Non-veg food was made on the roof. “There used to be a stove and kerosene oil. I started returning when one man poured kerosene on me and the other set fire to the matchbox.”

“I was dressed in nylon, which caused the fire to spread quickly and I was engulfed in flames. The water tank is stored under the roof on the roof. I started to wallow in the same water to escape. I got wet with water , But the fire was not extinguished. My whole body burned. “

“After burning, both the accused took me on a bike and took me to Indra Hospital in Muzaffarpur. I did not admit there. After that I was taken to two-three places, but no hospital did admit. After that I was taken to a hospital threw away.”

“An accused king had been following me since the 12th. He wanted to marry me, but I did not approve of it. He used to threaten me. I would have stopped walking the road and made dirty abuses. He had said that if his mother I will drag him and kill him. “

“When I told my mother about the incident happening to me, she snatched my mother’s bag. My mother went to her father Rajkishore Rai to complain about Raja. Rajkishore said that I cannot do anything. If you want to go, then go. I went to the Ahiyapur police station (Muzaffarpur) with my mother seeking protection. The Shoedar did not register my complaint instead of doing anything against the king and said that such Don’t mess with Gon. “

“The king followed me. When I did not talk, he abused me profusely. I knew that if I did not talk, he would kill my family. Even then I did not talk. Ko also knew the CO of the NCC living in the area. The CO Sir asked who bothers Lafanga. “

No NRC in Bihar? People Apprehensive Despite CM’s ‘Assurance’.

Source – newsclick.in

Patna: Two days after Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal (United) national vice-president Prashant Kishor was assured by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will not be implemented in Bihar, many including minorities, are apprehensive about this promise.

After JD-U supported Citizenship (Amendment) Bill [CAB] in both the houses of Parliament, Kishor had reportedly offered to resign from his post.

“Who will believe Nitish Kumar, who is a known paltu ram (a turncoat)? He was opposing NRC publicly till the last month and later, his party supported CAB in Parliament. He has now assured that he will not implement NRC in Bihar. Was he sleeping when the JD-U supported CAB?” questioned Afroj Alam, a retired government employee and a resident of Phulwarisharif.

Mohd Munna, a rickshaw-puller, said that Nitish Kumar no longer has people’s trust, as he says something and does something else. “We had voted for his party, but later, he joined hands with the BJP. How can we trust him now?” he asked.

Arshad Azmal, vice president of Sahulat, a mico-finance society in Patna, said “The CM is not saying anything to the people of the state; so, there is skepticism.” He added that after JD-U supported CAB in Parliament, even vocal Muslim supporters of Nitish Kumar appear hesitant to stand with him.

“How can we take his assurance seriously now because it was Nitish, who had publicly declared to work for RSS-free India and had announced ‘mitti mein mil jayenge Magar BJP se hath nahi milayenge (We’d be rather reduced to ashes than work with BJP)’,” said Mahendar Yadav, convenor of Koshi Nav Nirman Manch.

Danish Ahmad Khan, a social activist fron Gaya, said “Nitish Kumar is trying to fool the people. NRC is a central subject and no state government has the right to disobey or overruled it. He displayed his motives while voting for the Bill in Parliament.”

Danish alleged that Nitish has his reasons to support CAA, as he is embroiled in various scams: from multicrore Srijan to Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case.

Ranjeev, a green activist, told NewsClick that this is nothing but another jumla ahead of Bihar Assembly polls. “Times have changed. Earlier, JD-U was critical of controversial issues like Ram Temple, Article 370, Triple Talaq. Now, the party has supported controversial CAB despite some party leaders’ opposition,” he said.

Three senior JD-U leaders including national general secretary K C Tyagi and two Bihar ministers, Ashok Choudhary and Shayam Razak, had opposed NRC. “If NRC can’t be implemented in Assam, how can it be implemented in Bihar? We can assure [the people] that NRC will not be implemented in the state,” Choudhary said.

Protests against CAA and NRC continued in Bihar on Monday as well. The Left parties have called for a statewide bandh on December 19, while the RJD will observe a shutdown on December 21 against the controversial Act.

However, notwithstanding the protests, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh has said that NRC should be implemented across the country—including Bihar.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar writes to PM Modi for immediate ban on porn sites.

Source – thehindu.com

In the wake of rising incidents of rape and gang rape of women and minor girls across the country, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to immediately ban pornographic sites and inappropriate content.

“A large number of children and youth are watching pornographic, violent and inappropriate content. In many cases, videos of rape incidents are being circulated on social media, which severely affects the brains of children and youngsters, and such material has also been seen as a factor leading to crimes of rape,” Mr. Kumar said in his one-page letter to Mr. Modi.

Serious concerns

Earlier, on December 6, while addressing a public meeting in the course of his ongoing Jal Jeevan Hariyali Yatra on climate change in the Gopalganj district, Mr. Kumar had expressed serious reservations over the free use of porn sites by children and youth. He had also urged students and youth to stay from visiting porn sites as it eventually led to “perversion” in their minds.

“Though there is a provision for this in the Information Technology Act, 2000 [amended in 2008], it is not effective. In this regard, the honourable Supreme Court, too, has given several directions to the government,” said Mr. Kumar.

‘Unlimited availability’

He added, “In my opinion, the unlimited availability of such improper material in the name of freedom of expression and thought is not proper, and it is an urgent need to take effective steps to check this to prevent crimes of rape against women and children. There is an urgent need to give strict directions to Internet Service Providers as well, and a vigorous awareness campaign along with parents, educational institutes and NGOs too is important.”

Recent incidents of rape and gang rapes from various parts of Bihar have rocked the State government. On December 9, a 20-year-old girl student of Patna University was allegedly gang raped by four youths, and later all four accused persons in the case were arrested by the police.

Met predicts chilly nights ahead.

Source – telegraphindia.com

Cloud cover over most parts of the state will recede by Tuesday, resulting in an abrupt fall in night temperatures across Jharkhand after the next 24 hours, weathermen predicted on Monday.

“Favourable winter conditions in Jharkhand will return after 24 hours. Two climate systems — a Western Disturbance and a cyclonic circulation over Bay of Bengal — which resulted in clouds and showers for the past two days in several places, including Ranchi and Jamshedpur, will clear by tomorrow (Tuesday),” S.D. Kotal, director of Ranchi Meteorological Centre, said.

IMD’s Ranchi Met centre on Monday afternoon forecast dry weather with partly cloudy sky in some places after the next 24 hours. This will result in an abrupt fall in minimum readings by 2-4°C. The Met office has also predicted shallow to moderate fog in several districts during the next 72 hours. The fog is expected to reduce early morning visibility below 1,000 metres.

Capital Ranchi, which recorded a minimum of 14.5°C on Monday against 15.6°C on Sunday, gave a preview of what was in store.

The local observatory in steel city recorded a minimum of 18°C on Monday compared with 19°C on Sunday.

Data showed that the minimum readings dropped by a degree in Bokaro and two degrees in Koderma and Hazaribagh.

A senior weather analyst at Patna Met centre said the north wind, which had stopped due to the twin climate systems, had started to flow again.

“The north-westerly wind would continue to dominate over the state after the next 24 hours,” he said.

Blanket ban

In Ranchi, the poor on the roads were spotted burning garbage dumps and using sacks to keep the chill at bay as the RMC blamed the model code of conduct for the delay in the distribution of blankets and lighting bonfires in public places.

“Last (Sunday) night, I distributed blankets among 15 beggars near Shiv Mandir lane in my locality,” social worker Jyoti Sharma said.

The district administration had given 14,000 blankets to RMC in October for distribution across 55 awards.

On why they had not been distributed so far, municipal commissioner Manoj Kumar said: “The blankets have reached every ward, but it is not possible to distribute them without permission of the Election Commission. I don’t think it is possible to do it before December 23,” Kumar said.

Deputy development commissioner Ananya Mittal said the same.

“Till December 23, work on the distribution of blankets and burning bonfires by the district administration is not possible,” she said.

On the rationale behind blanket distribution at a later date when they were needed urgently, an Election Commission official: “In principle it has been decided that the blankets can be distributed and bonfires can be lit in those areas where polling is over. But we have been directed to ensure that the opportunity is not used by the ruling party for publicity. The directive will reach us within a day or two.”

Jharkhand Assmebly election 2019, Gandey profile: JMM’s Irfan Ahmed to contest against BJP’s Jai Prakash Verma.

Source – firstpost.com

Gandey election 2019 | Gandey Assembly constituency of the Giridih district will go to polls in the fourth phase of the Assembly elections in Jharkhand. The seat which lies in the Koderma parliamentary constituency, is currently held by BJP’s Jai Prakash Verma.

Demography: According to Census 2011, Giridih district has a population of  24,45, 474. With a sex ratio of 944, the district ranks seventh in the state. The district comprises of thirteen blocks Gawan, Tisri, Deori, Dhanwar, Jamua, Bengabad, Gandey, Giridih, Birni, Bagdar, Sariya, Dumri and Pirtand. As per Census 2011, the district has 2558 villages and 5 towns distributed in four Assembly constituencies. Census 2011 figures indicated that the percentage share of scheduled caste population to total population was 13.31 percent while that of Scheduled tribes was 9.74 percent. Based on the number of total rural households in Census 2011 and BPL Revision Survey of 2010-11 the percentage of Below Poverty Line (BPL)  households in the rural areas is 3.77 percent.

The district is well know for the availability of ruby mica and has several large coal fields which contain one of the best qualities of metallurgical coal in India. The extensive deposited of mica in this district are of importance not only to Jharkhand but to India and other countries also. It is mostly found near the Tisri and Gawan blocks.

Following is a brief description of the Assembly constituency:

Constituency number: 31

Total electors: 2,69084

Males: 1,40,764

Females: 1,28,314

Transgender: 3

Polling stations: 350

Voter turnout in last Assembly Election: 70 percent

Major parties in the fray: BJP, Congress, JVMP,, AJSU, BSP, IUML

The constituency is currently represented by Bharatiya Janata Party’s Jai Prakash Verma who defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha’s Salakhan Soren in the 2014 elections. In 2009, Soren, then the incumbent MLA, was defeated by Congress’ Sarfraz Ahmad by a margin of over 8,000 votes. In 2005, Soren had registered a victory over Ahmad.

Ahmad is contesting the 2019 election on a JMM ticket while Arjun Baitha is the AJSU candidate. Verma is also in the fray on a BJP ticket . The Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) has fielded Dilip Kumar Verma whereas the other candidates are BSP’s Avadhesh Kumar Singh, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen’s Intekhab Ansari, IUML’s Md. Sayeed Alam and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)’s Rajesh Kumar.

Fifteen Assembly constituencies will go to polls in the fourth phase of Assembly election on 16 December. The counting of votes for the five-phase Assembly elections will take place on 23 December.

The state is currently ruled by the BJP (37 Assembly seats) in alliance with the All Jharkhand Students’ Union (AJSU) (5 Assembly seats). However, the BJP is seeking to come to power on its own after NDA allies, including Janata Dal-United (JDU) and AJSU decided to part ways with the saffron party.

The saffron party faces tough contest from the Opposition alliance consisting of the Congress, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and JMM. The alliance has rallied behind Hemant Soren as its chief ministerial candidate. JMM is contesting on 43 seats, the Congress on 31 and the RJD on seven seats in the 81-seat Assembly.

Out of the 81 Assembly constituencies in the state, nine are reserved for Scheduled Castes, 28 for Scheduled Tribes and 44 are of the general category. The term of the current Assembly will end on 5 January 2020.

Won’t implement CAA, NRC in Jharkhand: Hemant Soren.

Source – thehindu.com

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at the Opposition here over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, Hemant Soren, the chief ministerial face of the grand alliance in Jharkhand, said if voted to power his government would review both the CAA and National Register of Citizens and not implement them if they had potential to trigger violence in the State.

“Both the CAA and NRC sound similar. They will be evaluated afresh. If we feel Jharkhand could plunge into violence, both CAA and NRC will not be put into practice,” Mr. Soren told The Hindu here on Monday.

When his attention was drawn to the BJP’s concern over illegal immigration of Bangladeshis into Jharkhand through West Bengal and the porous international border, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) executive president said, “The BJP came to power in many northeastern States highlighting the issue of infiltration of Bangladeshis. Now, the northeastern States are burning. They have backstabbed people there by bringing in CAA”

“This BJP-led government does not have any work to do. It has been raising divisive issues strategically and from time to time. The issues which can flare up people’s emotions are carefully chosen. Those are intended at dividing people on caste and religion lines leading to violence,” alleged Mr. Soren.

He observed, “They will not talk on unemployment, crumbling economy, losses being incurred by major public sector units, poverty and violence against women. The focus of the present government is only on dividing society as Hindu-Muslim and tribal and non-tribals.”

Alleging that that BJP always tries to reap political dividends through non-issues, Mr. Soren said, “In 2014, they came to power giving the wrong impression on the economy and law and order. When they miserably failed to find a solution to the issues they had highlighted, they came up with the revenge attack for the Pulwama terror strike. They stirred up people on India-Pakistan sentiments just before the 2019 elections.”

“Now, the BJP is preparing for the 2024 elections with these legal instruments. They have constructed a huge statue of Sardar Valabhbhai Patel although they do not have anything to do with the ideology of this great leader. They are now talking about construction of a grand Ram Temple at Ayodhya. They know how to hoodwink people without delivering on genuine problems,” he charged.

Addressing an election rally at Dumka, where the JMM chief is contesting, Mr. Modi on Sunday had said violence over CAA was being stoked by the Congress and its allies and it was wrong as the Bill was cleared by Parliament.

The JMM, Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal have stitched up a pre-poll alliance in Jharkhand where polling will come to end on December 20 and results will be declared on December 23.