Ranchi, Dec. 21 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday accused the Hemant Soren government of orchestrating large-scale corruption in the Jal Jeevan Mission, alleging that the flagship drinking water scheme has been reduced to a vehicle for massive financial irregularities in Jharkhand.

BJP spokesperson Ajay Sah claimed that after fake bank guarantees were used to allegedly siphon off crores of rupees in the liquor scam, a similar modus operandi is now being exposed in the Jal Jeevan Mission, where contractors allegedly secured projects through forged guarantees and withdrew huge sums without executing the work.

"The Jal Jeevan Mission is a historic and revolutionary scheme of the central government under the leadership of Prime ...