Kharsawan (Jharkhand) [India], November 8 : Criticising Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi ahead of the Jharkhand assembly elections, Assam Chief Minister and Jharkhand Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) co-in-charge Himanta Biswa Sarma accused Rahul Gandhi of conspiring to divide Hindu society.
"It is the conspiracy of Rahul Gandhi to divide the Hindu society; even the British did not do this. Rahul Gandhi, the enemy of our society, wants to divide the society. Hemant Soren works for infiltrators. He does not work for the welfare of the tribal society. He does not work for the welfare of Jharkhand. That is why we people say, stay united, stay safe," said Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Earlier in the day, launching a blistering attack against the BJP, Rahul Gandhi said that the BJP leaders simply want to give all the land and the country's wealth to a select group of billionaires.
"I want that if this country is run, then 90 per cent people should run this country and BJP wants that the country should be run by two to three people - Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Ambani and Adani - and the entire country's wealth, whether it is your land, forest - everything would be snatched from you and given away to these 10-15 big billionaires," he said.
Rahul Gandhi further claimed that PM Narendra Modi has waived off the loans of the elite, he said that they instead blame him when he demands a loan waiver for farmers.
"PM Narendra Modi has waived off the loans of Rs 16 lakh crores of 25 people. You will not find a single tribal, a Dalit or a backward-class person among them," he said during the meeting.
"When we say that the farmers' loans should be waived off, then they say, look, Rahul Gandhi is spoiling the habits of farmers. When you waived off their loans, did you not spoil their habits? When you (PM Modi) waived off the loans worth Rs 16 lakh crore then did you not spoil them? They took such a big loan and that was forgiven, but a small farmer who takes Rs 50 thousand loan, then it is said they are spoiling farmers. We want justice. If the nation is to be run, then it will not be run by 2-3 people but by the 90 per cent of people," he added.
The 81-member Jharkhand Assembly will go to polls in two phases on November 13 and November20, with vote counting scheduled for November 23. A total of 2.6 crore voters are eligible to participate, including 1.31 crore male and 1.29 crore female voters, as well as 11.84 lakh first-time voters and 66.84 lakh young voters.