ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash | Episode 2 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

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Published 2022-09-29
Himanta Biswa Sarma is not just the Chief Minister of Assam but also the most influential political figure in the whole of North East India. Called controversy’s favourite child by many, he doesn’t shy away from speaking his mind. Switching sides to the BJP in 2015 has seen his popularity grow tenfold – whether it's at the Centre or amongst the masses in the Hindi heartland. In a candid conversation with Smita Prakash, the witty politician talks about his days in the Congress and the stark differences he witnessed between the cultures of the BJP and the Congress. In this conversation, he doesn’t leave a stone unturned to slam the Gandhi family and even ends up calling them “expired Drugs”. He takes on Rahul Gandhi over his “feudal mindset”, referring to him as someone “not fit for politics”. He sheds light on issues of his home state Assam varying from Bangladeshi immigrants to unauthorised Madrasas and how the BJP government has helped in integrating North Eastern states with the rest of India.

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Time Stamps:

00:00 - Introduction
04:00 - Bharat Jodo Yatra and Rahul Gandhi
12:40 - Difference of Congress and BJP culture
25:10 - BJP’s North East push and potential of North East
34:38 - Issues faced by Assam
40:05 - Tackling the problem of unauthorised Madarsa
48:45 - Saradha scam and allegation of misuse of ED by the Centre
55:35 - Arvind Kejriwal and his Delhi Model

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All Comments (21)
  • @shubhamsinha7
    this man has singlehandedly boosted the confidence of all northeast indians who speak hindi with a northeastern accent
  • @zaved2008
    I am a Muslim from upper Assam. Sivsagar. What he did for Indigenous Muslims of Assam No one ever Did. He is a True "Secular" Leader. Congress Exploited Us for decades.
  • Being an Assamese, it is a proud feeling to see our CM (lovingly MAMA) speaking at large for and about our State. Superb orator and Leader. Joi Aai Axom. Jai Hind.
  • Being from maharashtra I must say Hemanta ji is PM material....Aasam people should never lose such leadership
  • We call him Mama in Assam ♥️.People suprise by his speaking skills may not know he practiced in Gauhati High Court and a Doctorate in Philosophy.. My father said since college he had this charm and was very popular for his leadership skills even in different colleges like the one my father went. I am so proud he represents our constituency 🙌🏻. He is always there for his constituency people from helping kids study without worrying about books and uniform to empower woman to start their weaving bussiness.
  • Himanta Biswa Sarma is a breath of fresh air. His frankness and his ability to get people to buy into his ideas and vision is remarkable. He is a rare breed. More power to him. Thanks Smita ji for the candid interview of a rockstar Chief minister
  • My favourite cm till now was yogi ji but now it's definitely him, he is so straight and clear about his ideas and goals, he does not sound tangled or under pressure at all. We need more people like him in politics.
  • I have meet Mr. Himanta Biswa Sarma in person in 2018 & 2019. He is a very humble person. I've known him since a child..when I was just 4 years. He is a very charismatic leader and always dedicated his life for Assam & it's people, Northeast and India. He is really a PM material. ❤️❤️❤️ Mama❤️
  • @AAdamgood
    "Enjoying power without accountability is dangerous" superb line
  • @sets4u692
    The kind of recognition Assam has received after Himanta came into power is immense. Wish him all the best
  • Being from Assam, since childhood, I had been dying and dreaming to see the first politician from Assam to answer in Hindi, to answer in English without fumbling with the first few words and go dead, to questions asked by any mainstream journalist. How the heart used to cringe to see politicians from Assam going white with confusion with even a 'yes/no' question asked in English or Hindi so many times...the frushtrating wait of decades got over today when I found this interview and such a rewarding one. When I find that the interview lasted for not a few seconds, or at most, a couple of minutes, but a full hour and three minutes where the CM, of Assam, HBS, spoke with such total command over his answers, with such clarity to not simple but an intricate volley of questions from an accomplished journalist, the heart has to flutter with joy...It is as if he compensated in that one hour with his tongue-in-cheek, humorous and yet supremely packed-up, probing dealings of the questions for all the linguistic inability and insufficiency in Hindi and English of his fellow politicians from Assam over decades. When interviews can get so humorous and unpretentious, yet so wise, they can redefine the whole art of interviewing. Salute...
  • Today ANI got much more reputation than others. Go-ahead Team ANI lots of love
  • @funky2502
    I'm Bengali from Assam but now i came here in delhi to study i visited a nearby electronic store and trust me the first thing he said was "i love ur state C'm" and i answered him by saying are vo toh sabke mama hai 😂 ye rajasthan election campaign mai , Delhi mai hamare mama ko lao vote pakka hai mama ka commitment powerful hai .
  • We proud of our CM honble Himanta biswa sarma,I think his speech leading our new generation in positive direction so that our new generation inspired to go ahead and ahead globally, also our CM highly deserve to be future prime minister for our country,, lovedddd u mama.......
  • An interview with a true INDIANA. A great & much needed leader to India at this juncture in Indian history. Hope he stays long as Assam CM. Hope India gets such patriots as CMs all across the country. Jai Hind.
  • @GurunathHari
    What a stellar leader. I learnt so much about leadership principles in practise. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarmaji is PM material! No less... We need to build the succession plan for BJP's leadership. Thanks Smitaji.
  • CONGRESS MEETINGS "BARANDA ME BAITHO " 😂 😂 Totally Nailed It... Hemantaji ki jai
  • @aleepadhy
    ‘Be the same person everywhere. What you feel you express’- True mark of an action oriented person. Hats off!