The main road of Ranchi turned saffron today when BJP workers led by Jharkhand BJP chief Babulal Marandi took out a protest march demanding the resignation of Minority Affairs Minister Hafizul Hasan over his purported remarks on the Constitution.

The BJP workers carried party flags and shouted slogans against Minister Hafizul Hasan who has courted controversy on April 14 for his alleged "Shariat over Constitution" remark.

However, he had changed his version and claimed his comment was misconstrued by the media and asserted that both Shariat and Constitution were equally important for him.

Holding copies of the Constitution in their hands, BJP workers led by Marandi took out their 'Aakrosh Pradarshan' rally from Zilla School Ground against the JMM-led government and the minister.

BJP state working president Ravindra Rai alleged that communal forces have been emboldened under the Hemant Soren government.

“He should be ousted from the government. The country will run only on the basis of the Constitution given by Dr B R Ambedkar and it will remain supreme," Rai asserted.

Rajya Sabha MP Deepak Prakash said Chief Minister Hemant Soren must immediately seek the resignation of the minority affairs minister.

The BJP march will conclude at Raj Bhawan, where a party delegation will also hand over a memorandum to the governor on the issue.