Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday slammed Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, dubbing him the "most corrupt CM" who played with India's healthy democratic practices.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday slammed Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, calling him the "most corrupt CM” who played with India's healthy democratic practices. Singh asserted that it was time to dethrone Soren and vote the BJP to power in the eastern state.

Singh's remarks came during the flag-off of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 'Parivartan Yatra' in Itkhori, as the state prepares for upcoming assembly elections later this year

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh criticizes Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, urges voters to elect BJP in upcoming elections.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticized the Hemant Soren-led JMM government in Jharkhand for alleged corruption and failure to deliver promises. Speaking at the BJP's 'Parivartan Sabha' in Giridih, Shah urged voters to support the BJP in the upcoming assembly polls,

The statement assumes significance as Soren’s eldest sister-in-law Sita Soren (a sitting JMM MLA) had defected to the BJP prior to the Lok Sabha polls and recently the JMM’s veteran leader and former