Ranchi, April 18 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State President and Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi launched a sharp attack on Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday, criticising the Chief Minister's upcoming official tour to Sweden and Spain amid a deepening power crisis and deteriorating law and order in the state.

In a post on X, Marandi questioned the timing and purpose of the foreign trip, alleging that while the state struggles with rising incidents of daylight murders and a worsening electricity situation, the Chief Minister is embarking on an overseas visit with a large government delegation, accompanied by his wife, JMM MLA Kalpana Soren.

"If the trip is aimed at bringing in foreign investment, then why is the st...