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Congress general secretary and Jharkhand in-charge Ghulam Ahmed Mir’s statements during the Jharkhand Assembly elections have created a stir in the state’s politics. Ghulam Ahmed Mir on Thursday claimed that all citizens of the state, whether infiltrators or not, will be given Rs 450 gas cylinders if his party comes to power. Following Mir’s remarks, the Bharatiya Janata Party reacted strongly, calling Mir’s remarks anti-national.
The current price of domestic LPG cylinder in Jharkhand is Rs 860. Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party has made infiltration from Bangladesh a big issue in the parliamentary elections and accused the Union Party of promoting infiltration.
Ghulam Ahmed Mir, while campaigning in the Belmore Assembly constituency of Chandrapura, said that if the government is formed after the elections, then they will start from December 1 with Rs 450 Cylinders are available at prices. This cylinder will be available to all people of the state. Be it Hindus or Muslims or even infiltrators. This cylinder will be given to all citizens living in Jharkhand. No other issues are considered when giving cylinders.
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Commenting on the provision of low-cost household gas cylinders to the citizens of Jharkhand, Senior Congress Coordinator for Jharkhand Assembly Elections BK Hariprasad also said that every person who becomes a voter of Jharkhand is a citizen of the state and he was supported by the Congress The full benefits’ are guaranteed to be received. Hariprasad accused the BJP of trying to create fear in the state by raising the issue of infiltration.
Attacking the BJP, he said if the BJP has evidence that there are infiltrators in Jharkhand, then they should give the list. The BJP calls the people of Jharkhand infiltrators. This is an insult to the citizens of the country.
He made it clear that all people living in Jharkhand are Jharkhandis and calling them infiltrators in any form is an insult to them. The Congress leader’s statement comes at a time when BJP leaders have been attacking Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and alleged that Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is promoting infiltrators in the state.
BJP calls Congress leader’s statement anti-national
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan reacted strongly to the Congress leader’s statement. He said Congress leader Ghulam Ahmed Mir was discussing providing gas cylinders to infiltrators at a price of Rs 450. This is the Congress-RJD-JMM government that keeps pushing for infiltration into Jharkhand. In Birni in Giridih district, he alleged that lakhs of infiltrators had entered Jharkhand and the government was helping them in making voter and ration cards.
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while addressing another rally in Bokaro, claimed that the Congress chief had promised gas to Hindus, Muslims as well as infiltrators bottle. The BJP will not allow infiltrators to get tribal rights.
