‘Will call Soren a hero if … ‘: It’s Himanta vs Jharkhand CM over B’deshi intruders

In the lead-up to the Jharkhand assembly elections, BJP’s Himanta Biswa Sarma and Jharkhand’s Chief Minister Hemant Soren clashed over the issue of Bangladeshi infiltrators. Sarma, while challenging Soren, claimed that removing intruders is the state’s responsibility unless requested otherwise. Meanwhile, Soren blamed the central government for border security failures.