Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], November 1 : Reacting over the ongoing controversy over Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's age, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Friday said that the BJP will bring up new things to divert the issue, adding that JMM-Congress is doing good work in the state.
"They (BJP) will say new things to divert the issue...We are very confident that we will win and form our government again," Venugopal told reporters in Ranchi.
He further said that JMM-Congress will fight the elections and form our government again in Jharkhand.
"The atmosphere is very good here. I have come here for the Jharkhand Assembly Elections. We will fight the elections and form our govt again. The JMM-Congress is doing good work here. The results will be better this time," he added.
Jharkhand Minister and Congress candidate from Jamshedpur-West Assembly seat, Banna Gupta said that the INDIA bloc will deliberate on how they can perform better in the state.
"Congress general secretary KC Venugopal has arrived in Jharkhand. Certainly, our candidates and the people of the INDIA bloc who are contesting the elections will deliberate on how they can perform better and form the government in Jharkhand again," Gupta said.
The Congress general secretary and Congress state in-charge Ghulam Ahmad Mir arrived in Jharkhand and tried their hands on the traditional dhol at Ranchi airport.
Meanwhile, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha said that the people of the BJP have become distracted as everything is "crystal clear."
JMM Rajya Sabha MP and candidate from Ranchi, Mahua Maji said that JMM will win the elections and form the government.
"BJP raises all kinds of issues. They do not want to fight the election on the issue of development. They try to stab you in the back, but they will not succeed. We will win and form the government here," Maji said.
JMM Leader Manoj Pandey suggested the BJP to not lose their "mental balance," adding that the people of the BJP have become distracted.
"We do not hide anything, nor do we try to hide anything. Everything is crystal clear. Documents are attached and it is verified... They are seeing a huge defeat in front of them, do not lose your mental balance, keep your political spirit, victory and defeat keep happening. The people of the BJP have become distracted. We are those people who do not hide information," Manoj Pandey said.
Earlier today, BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla said that JMM stands for 'Jhol, Muslim appeasement and Mafia'.
"JMM means 'Jhol, Muslim appeasement and Mafia'. The JMM govt which has set new standards of corruption is now doing corruption in affidavits also. Mr Hemant Soren has aged 7 years in the last 5 years. Similarly, they did corruption and scams," Shehzad Poonawalla said in a self-made video.
The BJP has alleged that Hemant Soren's age increased by seven years in the last five years. Soren declared his age to be 42 in 2019, but this year, he mentioned in the affidavit that his age is 49.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will contest from the Barhait Assembly constituency.
Elections for 81 seats in the Jharkhand Assembly will be conducted in two phases on November 13 and November 20, with the counting of votes scheduled for November 23.