Jharkhand Assembly Elections : CM Hemant Soren alleges BJP of running vicious social media campaign to malign state

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday accused the BJP of maligning his and the state’s image through “shadow campaigns”. He alleged that the saffron camp has been “spending crores of cash on a collection of social media platforms” and “created ninety five,000 Whatsapp groups” to campaign against the JMM-led coalition within the state.

Hitting out on the saffron celebration, Soren claimed that “dictators may possess billions of rupees” but he believed it develop into “better to follow principles in place of securing a win through unfair means”. The allegations were made at a time when the polling develop into underway in forty three of the Eighty one assembly constituencies within the state within the first phase of elections.

“I would are looking to present a significant report to you. Crores of rupees have been spent on Facebook classified ads by the BJP to damage my and the state’s image through a ‘shadow campaign’. “In the last 30 days, classified ads worth Rs seventy two lakh have been given from a collection of social media accounts like ‘Jharkhand Chaupal’, ‘Ranchi Chaupal’. While you see the content of those pages, that you simply can do not forget that their sole purpose is to tarnish my and the state’s image, spread spiritual frenzy and make people fight among themselves,” Soren alleged in a post on X.

No matter filing a complaint with the Election Commission, no action develop into taken, he claimed. “Also, a dead ringer for the state and its citizens is being continuously tarnished by creating greater than ninety five,000 WhatsApp groups,” Soren alleged. The executive minister claimed that while the BJP “spent crores of rupees to tarnish his image”, he did “now not spend a single rupee on any promotion which is likely to be verified by visiting the ad library of any social media”.

“We have faith that it should be some distance better to follow your principles than to win by unfair means,” the JMM leader said. He alleged, “Dictators can have made billions of rupees selling fake vaccines and medicines, but which may never enable them to make real progress. You individuals are my real strength. From the time I went to detention center till this day, you have gotten got always supported me – for this, I am very grateful to you all.”

In yet another post, Soren claimed that the JMM has never believed in indulging in “divisive politics like the BJP-led NDA”. “Which is miles straight forward to make your mind up the trail of violence, however surely's some distance an emblem of cowardice,” he said. Soren alleged, “This day the BJP-led NDA only desires to divert the attention of the final public by raising spiritual issues and disputes with neighboring countries because they do now not have any real issues. They do not need any solution to serious issues like rising inflation, unemployment and infiltration across the Chinese border. They supply refuge to Bangladeshi fugitives, and after failing to supply protection to the border with Bangladesh, they're now blaming others.”