Ranchi, May 31 -- Jharkhand BJP President Babulal Marandi visited the land proposed for the construction of the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS-2) in Kanke area of Ranchi and said that the government should look for "barren land".

He alleged that farmers are being "driven away" and warned of a protest.

"Unfortunately, the government wants to build RIMS-2 on the fertile land for farming. The government should find barren land. Farmers are being driven away from their farms. People are protesting against this, and police have been deployed here. We request the government to remove the police from here and let people do farming, otherwise there will be a protest. If needed, tribals will be brought from all over Jharkhand and a...