Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren compared Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to rats and said it attempts to stir communal unrest in the state for political gains ahead of Assembly elections. Addressing a rally virtually in Sahibganj, he urged villagers to chase such forces away with "handia and daru (locally brewed liquor)". The Assembly elections are expected to take place this year.