BJP holds march in Ranchi to garner public support against oppn's 'attempt to destabilise' India

Ranchi, Nov 2 (PTI) Jharkhand BJP leaders and workers took out a march here on Monday to mobilise public support against opposition parties' alleged attempt to destabilise elected governments of the saffron party across the country.

    Led by BJP state president Aditya Sahu, the march started from Ranchi's Morabadi ground and covered around 1.5 km before culminating at Birsa Munda Museum at Jail Chowk.

    Senior BJP leaders, including former Union minister Arjun Munda, Ranchi MLA CP Singh and Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi, joined the padyatra.

    The march was part of the BJP's nationwide 'Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao' (Save Democracy, Remove Anarchy) campaign.

    "The Congress has been misleading people by spreading rumours. The opposition parties are accusing the BJP of 'vote chori'. If such an allegation was true, the BJP would have formed a government in Jharkhand. People understand their false narrative," Sahu said.

    In a show of strength, prominent leaders of the INDIA bloc addressed a rally at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Sunday against alleged electoral irregularities and the SIR exercise, and claimed that the BJP formed governments at the Centre and in states with a "stolen" mandate.

    The Jharkhand BJP chief also alleged that the law and order situation has deteriorated under the JMM-led coalition government in the state.

    "Women in the state are not safe. A woman who went to seek justice was raped inside a police station. Protectors have now turned predators, while Chief Minister Hemant Soren is busy attending a rally in Delhi," Sahu alleged.

    He was referring to an incident in Seraikela-Kharswan district where a woman was allegedly raped inside a police station. She had gone to the police station to lodge a complaint.

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