Had not even dreamt of getting MP ticket: Jamshedpur Lok Sabha candidate Samir Mohanty

JMM candidate admits mentorship of Bidyut

Jamshedpur, April 25: Almost 41 days after the announcement of Lok Sabha elections, JMM has given party ticket to Baharagora MLA Sameer Mohanty from Jamshedpur Lok Sabha seat.

Samir Mohanty said that he had never imagined even in his dreams that the party would make him a candidate for the Lok Sabha elections and did not even have the courage to ask for a Lok Sabha ticket from the party.  He admitted that he has learnt politics from BJP’s candidate and two term Jamshedpur MP Bidyut Baran Mahato.

Incidentally, Sameer Mohanty won the 2019 assembly elections from Baharagora assembly by defeating BJP candidate (then JMM MLA) Kunal Shadangi by 60565 votes.

Samir Mohanty received his primary school education from his native village Bend in Chakulia. He did his matriculation from Manohar Lal Government High School and later did his graduation in commerce from Ghatshila College.

Samir Mohanty started his political journey from JMM. As the president of Chakulia block of JMM, Sameer Mohanty’s image was created as an agitating leader. They carried out many agitations and had many clashes with government office officials.

After this, he joined AJSU party in 2005 under the leadership of AJSU supremo Sudesh Mahato. When he became disillusioned with AJSU, he contested elections from Baharagora in 2014 on JVM ticket. After the defeat in the elections, he joined BJP. After 14 years, Sameer Mohanty again returned to JMM and got the assembly ticket and won.

Samir Mohanty said that he got immense support from party Supremo Shibu Soren and former Chief Minister Hemant Soren in getting the ticket.

In response to a question, Sameer Mohanty said that he has learned a lot of politics from Bidyut Mahato.

“Even in Mahabharata, Dronacharya had taught Arjun the art of warfare, but when both of them came face to face in the war, everyone saw the fate. Elections are a battlefield, and I will fight with full force. The decorum will be fully maintained from my side,” said Mohanty.

Bidyut Varan Mahato had also contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections as the MLA of Baharagora.