RANCHI, JHARKHAND: BJP spokesperson Pratul Shah Deo has launched a strong critique against the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, asserting that the 'Soren dynasty' will meet its political demise in the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections.

Shah Deo expressed skepticism about Hemant Soren returning as Chief Minister, drawing a historical parallel to the fall of the Mughal dynasty. “I don't think that Hemant Soren is going to become the Chief Minister of Jharkhand again in history. The way the Mughal dynasty ended with Bahadur Shah Zafar, the Soren dynasty will politically end with Hemant Soren,” he said.

He accused the current government of rampant corruption and failing to address serious issues such as the harassment of women and increasing murder rates. “The way the government has cheated all sections of Jharkhand. There were allegations of a scam of Rs 70,000 crores, and 7,400 cases of women harassment were reported... In the tenure of the government, more than 7,000 murders took place, and over 2.5 lakh cognizable offences occurred,” he added.

Shah Deo also claimed there has been extensive corruption involving various resources under Hemant Soren's leadership, mentioning a “loot” of sand, coal, stone, and improper transfer postings.

Earlier, BJP state chief Babu Lal Marandi echoed these sentiments, stating that the people of Jharkhand are tired of Soren's administration and are eager to see the BJP take power. “The people of Jharkhand are fed up of seeing the Hemant Soren government for 5 years. For 5 years, the power of Jharkhand has been in the hands of brokers, middlemen, and corrupt officials. Now the people want to get free from that and want to hand over the power to the BJP,” Marandi said.

The Jharkhand Assembly elections will take place in two phases on November 13 and November 20, with vote counting set for November 23. A total of 2.60 crore voters are eligible to participate, including 1.31 crore male voters and 1.29 crore female voters. Among them are 11.84 lakh first-time voters and 66.84 lakh young voters.

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