Congress slams BJP says its only campaign issue is polarisation, spread of communal virus

NEW DELHI, Nov 3: The Congress on Sunday said it is clear from the BJP manifesto for Jharkhand assembly polls that its only campaign issue is “polarisation and the spread of the communal virus”.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X that the language of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who released the manifesto today, and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma makes it clear that the BJP will only depend on the “spread of bigotry, prejudice, and incitement of hatred in the name of religion” during elections.
Ramesh also said that the BJP is “silent” on issues of caste census and the Union Government’s responsibilities to ensure the state’s development.
“From the manifesto released for Jharkhand today, it is clear that the BJP has only one campaign issue: polarisation and the spread of the communal virus,” the Congress leader said in his post.
“The language of the Union Home Minister who released the manifesto, and that of its campaign-in-charge – the Assam CM – makes it abundantly clear that the BJP has simply no answer to the extremely popular and impactful schemes of the JMM-INC government in the state.
“It will depend ONLY on the spread of bigotry, prejudice, and the incitement of hatred in the name of religion (sic),” Ramesh said on X.
In another post earlier, Ramesh said the BJP must give an account for the delay in releasing Rs 1.36 lakh crore to Jharkhand in the form of pending coal royalties before seeking votes from the people. (PTI)