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D Raja says BJP poaching leaders from parties, vows to 'teach lesson' in Jharkhand polls

D. Raja says that the BJP is targeting some states in particular in order to create confusion and cripple functioning

PTI Ranchi Published 07.09.24, 03:57 PM
Communist Party of India (CPI) Liberation General Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP D Raja addresses a press conference, in Ranchi, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.

Communist Party of India (CPI) Liberation General Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP D Raja addresses a press conference, in Ranchi, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. PTI

CPI general secretary D. Raja on Saturday accused the BJP of poaching leaders from other parties and raking up issues like infiltration to polarise people ahead of the assembly polls in Jharkhand.

Raja arrived in Jharkhand earlier in the day to discuss the party's strategy for the assembly elections in the eastern state later this year.

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“The BJP and its conservative allies are targeting ruling parties in Jharkhand. In order to cripple functioning, they poach leaders from ruling parties if possible. This is happening in Jharkhand,” he told reporters here.

“On the issue of infiltration, if they are serious about it, the Union home minister should give an explanation to the country. Instead, they are targeting some states in order to create confusion and conflict among communities,” Raja alleged.

The saffron party has been making allegations of increased infiltration in Jharkhand, especially in the Santhal Parganas.

The senior CPI leader also claimed that the BJP would face defeat in the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, and Maharashtra.

“The way the wrestlers were treated during their protests at Jantar Mantar Delhi was shameful. Now, there is anger not only among sports persons but also among people of Haryana,” he said.

Raja also said there was “resentment” among the people of Maharashtra, who were “questioning the policies of the central government”.

He said the Communist Party of India (CPI) would try to unite all secular democratic parties, which have come under the banner of the INDIA bloc, to win the assembly polls in Jharkhand, and “teach a lesson to the BJP and right-wing forces”.

Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff and has been published from a syndicated feed.

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