Tribal population declining in Santhal Parganas due to infiltration: Modi in Jharkhand

In a veiled reference to two incidents in 2022, Modi said, “Tribal daughters are being chopped into 50 pieces… Being burnt alive… Someone’s tongue was pulled out. Who are these people who are targeting tribal daughters? Why is the JMM government patronising them?”

Modi claimed that the INDIA bloc tried hard to defeat Droupadi Murmu, who has a tribal background, in the 2022 presidential polls.

Accusing the JMM of  “communal politics”, Modi said that despite Sunday being a holiday from the time of British rule, in one of the districts of Jharkhand, it was changed to Friday. “Sunday is not linked to Hindus but to the Christian community. It has been a holiday since 200-300 years. Now, they are fighting with Christians also,” he said.

He alleged that the JMM and Congress were carrying out “rampant loot” and vowed to take intense action against corruption across the country after the June 4. “Scams were routine before 2014 as Congress indulged in loot 24×7, but after Modi came to power, he stopped it,” the PM said.

— with inputs from PTI