Jharkhand elections: Congress’s Ghulam Ahmed Mir swears LPG cylinders are ‘infiltrators’; BJP denounces ‘toxic politics’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress in charge of Jharkhand affairs Ghulam Ahmed Mir on Thursday courted controversy with his pre-election promise to provide LPG cylinders for Rs 450 to everyone, including “infiltrators‘, if the INDIA bloc led government comes to power.
In a purported video on social media platforms, Mir said, “Once the government is formed, the price of a gas cylinder will be just Rs 450 for everyone from December 1, whether he is Hindu, Muslim or an infiltrator. “
Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took issue with the Congress leader’s comments and accused the party of spreading the ‘toxic politics of religious appeasement’ in any way.
BJP national spokesperson CR Kesavan said in a post on The corrupt Congress will not hesitate to spread its dangerous, poisonous politics to any extent. of religious reconciliation and polarization.”

The BJP continues its anti-infiltration campaign in Jharkhand after Union Home Minister Amit Shah promised new legislation to prevent transfer of land to infiltrators who marry tribal women. Moreover, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath combined his ‘Batenge to Katenge’ warning with Prime Minister Modi’s message, ‘Ek rahoge to safe rahoge’, urging people to stay united.
The BJP has also accused the Hemant Soren government of turning the state into a ‘dharmashala’ for Rohingyas and Bengali infiltrators.
The JMM and Congress have countered the BJP’s ‘Bangladesh infiltration’ narrative with a strong offensive. JMM chief and Chief Minister Hemant Soren accused the BJP of spreading communal poison in the state.
Alleging that the BJP-led NDA had looted the state for two decades, he alleged that it was his government that had extended rights and benefits to the people in the last five years.