Jharkhand Elections: JMM MLA Basant Soren Talks To Outlook About The Development of Dumka Region

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Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA from Dumka Assembly Constituency Basant Soren speaks to Outlook on key issues ahead of the Jharkhand elections, reaffirming his commitment to serving his people without seeking ministerial positions.

Addressing the controversy around alleged Bangladeshi infiltration, he dismisses the claims as politically driven and baseless, emphasising the longstanding presence of indigenous communities in the region. Soren highlights his dedication to Dumka, with plans to improve education, healthcare, and employment. He also reflects on the resilience of the JMM, noting the unity and strength the party has displayed through challenges.

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00:00Basant Soren doesn't need a minister or a Lal Batti.

00:04Basant Soren is so capable in himself that he can work for his people.

00:09I don't need a minister for that.

00:12There are many such uncles who have come back.

00:16I have requested them and I will request them as well.

00:26Come home, stranger.

00:29There is no such thing that a stranger is coming.

00:33What stranger are you talking about?

00:38Here, in our Samthal Pargana,

00:42this thing is not found anywhere.

00:47We also go around.

00:58For the first time since the Dumka seat, you are fighting for the elections for 5 years.

01:11Before that, you fought for the elections.

01:13How is the atmosphere?

01:15The atmosphere is much better.

01:20I am fighting for the elections for the second time.

01:24But I have been fighting for the elections for 24-25 years.

01:31Fighting for the people, working for everyone.

01:36So, the elections are not new for me.

01:42It seems like that.

01:44It is not new.

01:46In 2019, when Hemant Soren fought for the elections with two seats,

01:50he left the seat.

01:52He continued with the Bharat seat.

01:54You fight for the elections in 2019.

01:58You are over 40 years old.

02:02Why was Basant Soren away from politics for 40 years?

02:07He was not away from politics.

02:11When I had the courage, I gave my contribution to the party.

02:21I did what I had to do for the party.

02:26The party felt that I should work more than that.

02:31I should work more than that.

02:33So, I am here today.

02:36If you look at Hemant Soren's career for a year,

02:40it has been very difficult from a political point of view.

02:43And your party and your leader, Hemant Soren,

02:49kept accusing the opposition, the BJP,

02:53that their government is trying to be overthrown.

02:57And he went to jail for false allegations of corruption.

03:04At that time, it was believed that the party would disintegrate.

03:08Because after Hemant Soren, there was no such face in the party.

03:12Guruji is not very healthy from a health point of view.

03:17So, it was believed that the party would disintegrate.

03:20When this happened, he went to jail.

03:23Did you also feel that the party was going through its worst phase?

03:30Look, this is not the first time that the party has faced this situation.

03:37This has happened many times before.

03:40When it was believed that the party would disintegrate,

03:44the party would fall apart,

03:46the party would be a little disappointed,

03:52So, we took this difficult situation very easily.

04:02And the whole party, which we call the whole family,

04:08this family became even stronger.

04:13And for Hemant Ji and for the whole organization,

04:17they became even stronger and came out.

04:21And as a result, everyone remained united.

04:25And they showed their full strength.

04:29And showed that we are united.

04:31And we are not divided.

04:33And we are together.

04:35Hemant Ji went to jail.

04:37It was a conspiracy.

04:39It was a political conspiracy.

04:42Because of which he had to go to jail.

04:46And not only the party, but the people of the whole state felt this.

04:51And this is the reason that the people showed their unity.

04:56And today, with Hemant Ji,

04:59in every program, everywhere, at every turn,

05:02they are supporting him.

05:06When you won the elections,

05:09the party and the workers spoke very indiscriminately.

05:14You are said to be very talkative.

05:18But when Hemant Soren went to jail,

05:21you did not speak the way you used to before.

05:25Was there any instruction that you should not speak now?

05:29What were the situations in the state?

05:32Look, I do not do pressure politics.

05:35And I am not talkative.

05:41I speak only what I feel.

05:45What my people feel.

05:48I am not a party member.

05:51I am not a member of any party.

05:54I speak only what I feel.

06:00When Sita Soren was in the party,

06:03she used to vent her anger on the party.

06:10And she openly said that she was a MLA for three terms.

06:16But she was ignored.

06:18She was not made a minister.

06:20Should she have been made a minister?

06:23Did she deserve it?

06:25According to you.

06:26Look, according to me...

06:30I want to know as a person.

06:32Let me make it clear.

06:34This decision is taken by the party.

06:37And there is not just one person in the party.

06:43There are many people.

06:46And this decision is made after a lot of thought.

06:49And after the decision,

06:52the role of the person is decided.

06:58As you asked a while ago,

07:00I came to politics very late.

07:03I came to active politics.

07:05And I became a MLA at the age of 45.

07:10Why didn't I face the elections for so many years?

07:15At that time, the party felt that I was not ready for this.

07:21So at that time, I did not stay in active politics.

07:25I did not stay in active politics.

07:27I won.

07:28And I worked for the people.

07:30Similarly, when the party feels that it is capable of taking this burden,

07:36then they get this burden.

07:41You saw that I also got a burden.

07:45After a few days, that burden was taken again.

07:48So as far as the decision is concerned, we leave it to the party.

07:53Regulation is one thing and we should follow it.

07:57But when Sita Soran was leaving the party,

08:00did any of the big leaders of the party try to convince her?

08:07See, this was her personal opinion.

08:10And she left the party without talking to anyone.

08:13This was her personal decision.

08:15She will be able to tell better what pressure she has taken.

08:20For a long time, the representative of the Bharatiya Janata Party,

08:25Louise Marandi, was in this seat.

08:27Now she is in your party.

08:29It has only been two weeks that she is in your party.

08:32So when she kept fighting from here,

08:35then the margin was very less.

08:37Even when Hemant Soran ji was fighting,

08:39and when she got against you in the elections,

08:42the margin was very less.

08:45Because Soran family wins by 4000-5000 votes.

08:50So this is a topic of discussion.

08:53Now she has left.

08:55She has left JAMA and your party.

08:58What will Basant Soran say about her?

09:01And has the seat of Dumka become easier for Basant Soran?

09:06No, see, if you look at the record of Dumka for 35 years,

09:14and if you look at the record of both of us,

09:18then you will understand, Antaral,

09:20how many votes we won and with which votes.

09:23Hemant ji won with 13,000 and I won with 7,000.

09:28And before that, whoever lived for 35-37 years,

09:35the margin was 3000-2000, as far as I remember,

09:39they won with marginal votes.

09:41You win in the elections,

09:43and when Champai Soran becomes the Chief Minister,

09:47after Hemant Soran goes to jail,

09:49and there is a change in the ministry at that time,

09:52Basant Soran gets the ministry,

09:55but when Hemant Soran comes out,

09:58and again Hemant Soran takes the oath of Chief Minister,

10:02there is a change again,

10:04and in just 6 months, Basant Soran does not get the ministry.

10:08He is not made the minister.

10:10What will you say about this?

10:13The news also came that you were angry.

10:16See, becoming a minister or not is a different thing.

10:20And Basant Soran does not need a minister or Lal Bhatti.

10:24Basant Soran is so capable in himself,

10:27that he can work for his people.

10:29For this, I do not need any ministry.

10:32In the BJP, obviously they are your opponents,

10:36but in the BJP, there must be some leader,

10:39Do you like Basant Soran at the national level?

10:45See, there is no such leader yet.

10:48Don't feel bad.

10:50If I believe someone,

10:52then only two people,

10:54one is Shivu Soran and the other is my elder brother,

10:57Swarga Durga Soran.

10:59Apart from this, there is no leader in your eyes?

11:01Apart from this, there is no leader in my eyes.

11:03Prime Minister Modi ji?

11:05Forgive me.

11:07Today, it is being said about Basant Soran and Hemant Soran,

11:11that Hemant Soran is in disputes about allegations,

11:15and Basant Soran is in disputes about his statements.

11:18Sometimes, he slaps the officials,

11:21sometimes, he answers questions during Delhi tour,

11:25that he went to get undergarments.

11:28I don't understand in which context you are talking.

11:32See, I know that I am a MLA.

11:40I have been made a MLA.

11:43I am made with a lot of hope and hope from people.

11:48And in my mind, in my heart,

11:52only and only,

11:54there is a movement,

11:56apart from this, nothing else works.

11:58When I am in their midst,

12:01only and only, I think about them.

12:04At that time, my situation is very different.

12:09Like today, I am in Dumka,

12:11so in my mind, only the people from here are there.

12:15And regarding this,

12:18if something comes up,

12:20then naturally,

12:25my head is a little...

12:28You become emotional.

12:30You become emotional.

12:32Recently, you gave a statement that

12:34Chacha Champai Soran will return.

12:38It doesn't seem like before the elections.

12:40Will he return after the elections?

12:43And if he does, how long will he do it?

12:45And how did you come to know this?

12:47Did you talk to Chacha?

12:49That yes, we will return after the elections.

12:52There are many such Chachas who have returned.

12:58I have requested them as well.

13:01And I will request them as well.

13:06Come home, foreigner.

13:10If Basant Soran wins this time,

13:13and becomes the government of the India Alliance,

13:16will he be made a minister from the quota of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha?

13:20Then the same question arises.

13:22I have no desire to become a minister.

13:27Dumka has so much power within himself,

13:32that he doesn't need a ministry.

13:36Dumka has a lot of power within himself.

13:39He has a different image of himself.

13:42And this image is so strong,

13:45its effect is so strong that...

13:50I have seen its effect.

13:53I have seen its effect outside this state as well.

13:58So I don't need to become a minister for that.

14:05Kalpana Soran's image has risen very fast.

14:09And it is believed that Hemanth Soran's political foothold is Kalpana Soran.

14:14And the way she is connecting people in the elections,

14:18she is being praised a lot.

14:20Yes.

14:21Is Basant Soran happy with Kalpana Soran's rise?

14:27Look, if someone is working,

14:32then it is good if he is increasing.

14:37I am doing my work.

14:42Kalpana Soran is doing her work.

14:47There is no misbehaviour between us.

14:54We still meet at home.

14:59And we are still in touch with her.

15:03How is your relationship with brother,

15:06that is, Chief Minister Hemanth Soran?

15:09Is he a friend or an elder brother or a younger brother?

15:12Look, he is the head of our political platform.

15:18He is also my friend and brother at home.

15:22Basant Soran, with what issues are you visiting the Dumka Assembly?

15:27And why are you asking for votes?

15:29What are you saying to people to ask for votes?

15:31Look, I have worked for a very short period.

15:38So, even in this short period,

15:42I have tried and done a lot of things.

15:47Now, the work that I have done,

15:51after that, if I get the next term,

15:57then I will work to increase the education, health, youth,

16:04and this Dumka city,

16:09the business communities here.

16:13And the unemployed youth here,

16:16of Dumka,

16:18it is my priority to get them employed at all costs.

16:22This is the last question, Basant.

16:24Santhal is considered to be the backbone of JMM.

16:27And in the last election,

16:29Jhamumon was much stronger in Kulhaan than Santhal.

16:34In both these regions,

16:36the Bharatiya Janta Party,

16:38first of all, your leaders,

16:40who have been included in your party,

16:43on the basis of that,

16:46and the issue of Bangladeshi in this area,

16:49the Bharatiya Janta Party is constantly raising it.

16:51Hemanta Biswa Sharma is taking it to the people,

16:55and they are attacking Hemant Soren.

16:58They are saying that,

17:00Hemant Soren is making Bangladeshi women his voters,

17:05and he is giving them a place, a shelter.

17:08And they are taking the rights of the tribal people,

17:10by marrying tribal girls,

17:12they are plundering their land.

17:15This is being seen by the people.

17:17Although it is not being seen much here,

17:19but in the other regions,

17:21Palamu, Chhota Nagpur,

17:23the tribal people and the Muslims,

17:25their livelihood,

17:27has been affected.

17:30What do you think about this,

17:32and what do you say?

17:34Look,

17:36the Bharatiya Janta Party,

17:40what they are doing is spreading rumours.

17:53There is no truth in that.

17:56They have not given any proof.

18:01There is no such thing,

18:07that there is an intruder coming.

18:10What intruder are you talking about?

18:14Here, in our Samthal Pargana,

18:18this is not being seen anywhere.

18:23We also go around,

18:25not just in Dumka,

18:27outside Dumka,

18:29there are other committees,

18:31other districts.

18:34We have not seen any such incident.

18:41What can I say about Hemant Biswas?

18:48He left his state and came here,

18:51for the last 2-4 months.

18:53I had also said that

18:55when the elections are over,

18:57we will give him the voter ID

18:59of this state,

19:02and I have also told him

19:04to fight the elections from here.

19:06I had also requested the Election Commission,

19:09that if possible,

19:11they should force him to fight the elections from here.

19:14Especially from my area.

19:16We will find out.

19:18We will understand.

Jharkhand Elections: JMM MLA Basant Soren Talks To Outlook About The Development of Dumka Region

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