He went on to say that he had spoken several times about the state of constitutional agencies and how they were functioning in the country
He also charged the BJP-led Centre with destroying the federal structure of the country by creating double engine governments
Income Tax department raided the residence of Sunil Srivastava, allegedly a close aide and personal secretary of Jharkhand CM Soren
This is the first visit of the PM to Jharkhand post announcement of assembly elections here which are scheduled on November 13 and November 20 with counting of votes on November 23
Soren emphasised that Jharkhand would adhere only to the Chotanagpur Tenancy (CNT) and Santhal Pargana Tenancy (SPT) Acts to protect tribal culture, land, and rights
He alleged that the "corrupt" Soren government has thrown open the doors for Bangladeshi infiltrators who are marrying multiple tribal women for grabbing land
He further said that an additional 10 lakh people, who are left out of the subsidised grains, would be included in the PDS system. Under the Maiyan SammanYojana, the women beneficiaries would
The saffron party accused the state government of failing to effectively utilise over Rs 2.5 trillion allocated by the central government over the past five years due to mismanagement and corruption
Soren pointed out that the development of Jharkhand and essential socio-economic projects are getting hampered owing to the non-clearance of dues
Soren emphasised that the dues with central PSUs, like Coal India, are rightful to the state
Since the beginning, whenever the INDI alliance loses elections, they question the Election Commission of India and EVMs. Now, they have even attempted to deceive the ECI
Tiwari, who is from the 1988 batch, is currently the senior-most IAS officer in the cadre
The BJP's Barhait nominee, who is contesting against the chief minister, demanded cancellation of Soren's nomination
He further reacted to Congress leader Irfan Ansari's derogatory statements against BJP leader Sita Soren
Jharkhand Minister Mithilesh Thakur said, "The mistake that the BJP candidate made in his nomination, the nomination should have been cancelled, but it did not happen, it needs to be understood why
Elections in Jharkhand will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20 with the results to be announced on November 23
Elections to the 81-member House will take place in two phases on November 13 and 20, while counting is scheduled on November 23
He then underlined that India belongs to its people and questioned the control of the border
Jharkhand Assembly elections: The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is contesting the polls with the AJSU, Janata Dal (United), and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
Out of the 43 seats the JMM had contested in the 2019 elections, it won 30 and came second in five constituencies