Ranchi, Oct. 25 -- BJP Jharkhand state president and Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi intensified his campaign for the Ghatsila by-election today, launching a sharp attack on the Hemant Soren government.
Addressing a workers' rally at Dampaara Haat, Marandi described the ruling alliance as a "government of middlemen, brokers, and corrupt officials" and accused it of failing the state over the past six years.
Marandi alleged rampant corruption in sand, mineral, iron, and coal sectors under the chief minister's protection, while essential services such as hospitals, schools, pensions, and housing schemes remain inaccessible to the poor.
He also raised concerns over alleged settlement of Rohingya and Bangladeshi immigrants in the region...