RANCHI, July 12 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Jharkhand government, alleging a massive multi-crore scam within the state's Skill Development Mission Society involving fake bank guarantees and suspicious financial deals.

During a press conference, BJP state spokesperson Ajay Sah presented documents accusing the department of deliberately bypassing regulations to funnel state funds to blacklisted entities.

According to the BJP, six skill development companies were found guilty of submitting fake bank guarantees in August 2024. The then mission director blacklisted these firms until August 2026.

However, the opposition party claimed current mission director Shailendra Lal manipulated the s...