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In an exclusive interview with India Today, senior Trinamool Congress MP Shatrughan Sinha rejected claims of joining the rebel camp and said he was with Mamata Banerjee and will remain with her.
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00:00And let me go straight to Shatrugan Sinha, member of Parliament of the TMC.
00:04Shatrugan Sinha, appreciate your time here on India today, sir.
00:08I'm looking at the soundbite that you gave earlier today, Mr. Sinha.
00:11You said it very clearly, won't desert Mamata Banerjee in difficult times.
00:15And this is coming amidst all those, you know, rebellion that Didi is seeing at present.
00:22What makes Shatrugan Sinha stand firmly with Mamata Banerjee?
00:27Simple reason. Thank you very much, Maria, for calling me.
00:32I must admit that when I fought the election in 2019 from Patna, where I lost or I made to
00:43lose, nobody came forward.
00:46The only one person of the highest estature, Mr. Mamata Banerjee, she called me up.
00:54She offered me, she encouraged me, supported me, and asked me to go and fight the only by-election was
01:04being held in the country, fight from Asan Sol.
01:11The first time I went to Asan Sol, and by grace of God, with the support and love, affection of
01:18the people of Asan Sol and Bangalore, I won the election with a record margin.
01:27That was the time when I realized that the only person, Mamata Banerjee, who offered me, and offered me to
01:42the parliament in the first time,
01:44I won the election with a record margin. Second time also, with a very significant margin, I won the election.
01:53I've been there, I've won the election on Joda Pool symbol, and now it's the high time and right time,
02:00perhaps,
02:01to support the one and the only Mamata Banerjee in the hour of a crisis, a political crisis.
02:10Okay.
02:10Okay.
02:11I think I'm with him.
02:12I've had my house with him.
02:15Today my promise is that I'll give him his house with him.
02:20And with the other people, I want to say humble request that you win with a group of people.
02:30If you win with a group of people, you leave the party with him or you leave the house with
02:37him.
02:37It will be good. If you go to the party, go and give them.
02:43If you go to the party, you will win.
02:46You will win. It will be welcome.
02:49We all will welcome you.
02:51But this is no way.
02:53Yesterday you were all doing the house with him.
02:56He was all copying his house with him.
03:00Yesterday you were all copying his house.
03:03And today, in this house, either because of any fear, or because of failure, or because of the love, or
03:11because of the life,
03:12you want to leave and leave.
03:15This is not right.
03:16I don't am I from them.
03:18I don't am I from them.
03:20I am from them.
03:28In fact, we are showing a number of pictures of you and Mamata Banerjee together.
03:33And I'll ask the producers to put those pictures of Shatrugan Sina.
03:36Here it is.
03:37Shatrugan Sina and Mamata Banerjee, another one, while it was in the middle of a campaign.
03:42So certainly you say that once a friend, always a friend.
03:45She stood with you in your difficult times.
03:47You are standing with her in her difficult times.
03:50But Shatrugan Sina ji, you know, you are a veteran politician yourself.
03:54Did you really anticipate that a party like the Trinamul Congress will unravel itself so quickly?
04:02It's been just over a month since the results.
04:05And here is a record number of people, MPs and MLAs, who are all set to desert Mamata Banerjee.
04:14Did you see this coming?
04:16No, Maria, no.
04:18In fact, I am with you.
04:21We are on the same page.
04:23Never, ever expected it would happen.
04:26And that too, so soon.
04:28Now, I am with you.
04:30I feel like this is the drama of the SIR, the discrepancies, the drama of all the drama
04:40in the election, she still got more than forty-one percent votes.
04:47If you have so much votes, if you have so much, I don't know, I don't know.
04:56I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, this is my topic.
04:58But with any reason, they will leave, they will try to go this way.
05:04I am saying that I will try to go this way because I am not very sure
05:09how many of them have gone.
05:11Now the speaker or chairman has not told them what they have received.
05:17They have not told them how many names they have.
05:21They have not told them.
05:22They are running, they are running, they are running, they are running, they are running.
05:26And people have also added their name.
05:29So I have to say that today I am not told them.
05:35I am giving them, giving them, giving them, giving them.
05:40I am just one of my own.
05:42One is Mamata Banerji, Mamata Banerji and Mamata Banerji.
05:47I don't know anyone else and I don't believe anyone else.
05:52Shadrugan Sinha Ji, you know, over the last few days a number of leaders who have quit TMC
05:59or have formed a separate block as it has happened in West Bengal in the State Assembly,
06:04they have given one reason that they were upset and they continue to be upset with Abhishek Banerji,
06:10Mamata Banerji's nephew.
06:12How do you look at his working style?
06:15Do you also have some concerns about the manner in which he worked?
06:20You know, surprisingly even today,
06:21Kalyan Banerji said that Mamata Banerji has to choose between Abhishek Banerji or them.
06:27So it is almost like blood versus the party.
06:32You know, the first thing is that the reason, we all have given logic, reason given that you are so
06:39ugly,
06:40or these people are ugly or ugly or they are ugly or they are ugly or this was like this.
06:43The question is that if it was like this, why did it not say that before?
06:49Today's day came out.
06:51Today's day came out.
06:52Today's day came out.
06:53Today, as the way that the Mamata Banerji has put on the energy,
06:57the way that the Mamata Banerji has put on the energy,
07:00and Sankharj is a street fighter.
07:03He is not a born leader,
07:05but he is a street fighter.
07:07He has achieved success with the struggle.
07:11Today, he is getting so upset and he is showing how upset they are.
07:15At that time, you are taking a complaint book.
07:19All these things are always happening in the party.
07:22And where you have said that Kalyan Banerji,
07:25I am very proud of him.
07:27He is one of the best people we have.
07:29And not only best people.
07:31I would call him Kalyan Banerji,
07:33an intellectual, power, excellence.
07:35One of the best leaders in the country.
07:38Such a learned man.
07:39Today, he has said that he can be personal.
07:58He has said that he is with Mamata Banerji,
08:07and he shall always remain with Mamata Banerji.
08:09He has said that he is with Mamata Banerji.
08:12So we're all the best of the world.
08:15That's the time we are going to be left with Mamata Banerji.
08:18And after that, we leave it.
08:21Some people are retiring.
08:22Some people are retiring.
08:23They are leaving it 4 months before.
08:25Some people are leaving it.
08:26Some people have other services.
08:27Some people have been offering.
08:45Some people have been retiring.
08:48Some people have been retiring.
08:48Some people have been retiring.
09:08from other people.
09:10Some people have been retiring.
09:11They have no option.
09:12That's why they left them of their concerns.
09:16And not to be at fault.
09:19They have no option.
09:21Here it is.
09:21Why did not leave it right away?
09:22You have removed the same time.
09:25In the same manner.
09:26This house, Margaret.
09:28I'm telling you,
09:29he doesn't have to get out to the house.
09:31He doesn't have to fight.
09:33He doesn't have to fight.
09:34He doesn't have to deal with the house.
09:34He doesn't have to deal with the city.
09:35He doesn't have to deal with the area.
09:37He doesn't have to deal with the city.
09:45I am a professional doctor, but I don't know how good I am.
09:54I don't know how good I am.
09:57I don't know how good I am.
09:59I have only two terms.
10:00There are no other people who are not my leader.
10:30I don't know how good I am.
10:34I don't know how good I am.
11:02I don't know how good I am.
11:08I don't know how good I am.
11:42I don't know how good I am.
11:46I don't know how good I am.
12:01I don't know how good I am.
12:07I am with Mamata Ji.
12:11I am with Mamata Ji.
12:13I am with Mamata Ji.
12:14I will be with Mamata Ji.
12:15I will be with Mamata Ji.
12:17I don't know how good I am.
12:31I am with Mamata Ji.
12:32I am with Mamata Ji.
12:42I am with Mamata Ji.
13:02I am with Mamata Ji.
13:06I am with Mamata Ji.
13:07I am with Mamata Ji.
13:13değişeven çekchare her call.
13:18I am grateful for their long-term care,
13:21for their good health,
13:23for their young people.
13:25I always pray.
13:27I wish them all the best.
13:29That's why I have wished them to be 12 years old.
13:33And I want to see it from that perspective.
13:36Shadrugan Sina Ji, always a pleasure speaking to you.
13:39Before I let you go, just one question.
13:42Who is this BJP leader and your friends?
13:45And why did they approach you right now?
13:48No, no, I've got many friends.
13:50They are wonderful people.
13:52They have called us,
13:54why should I name them, Baba?
13:55I shouldn't name them.
13:57They are our friends.
13:58They have said my good thinking
14:00from their perspective, from their point of view.
14:03They must have thought that Shadrugan Ji
14:06should be something else.
14:07It deserves it.
14:0830 years have been in BJP.
14:10That's not the case.
14:11It's been 80 years of BJP.
14:13One of the members of the party,
14:15when there was two seats in opposition.
14:18I was there.
14:20I had a few people.
14:20After that, I felt a lot of feelings.
14:24Some of them are not more.
14:26Any more people have.
14:28Some people are in the world.
14:30Some of them have different feelings.
14:34Some of them have different feelings.
14:36Some of them have different feelings.
14:57I have got great love and regards
15:02for some of the great leaders
15:04in Bharti Jantapati,
15:05including the father figure,
15:07Bhutpura and Bhutpura Pradhan Mantri
15:09Atal Bihari Bajpayee
15:10and my friend, philosopher, guide, guru
15:12and ultimate leader,
15:13Shri Lal Prish Advani.
15:16I have been in Bhartan Rath.
15:18My father and my father
15:20were in Bharti Jantapati.
15:22So my personal love and regards
15:24are for many leaders.
15:26But today, politically speaking,
15:30my leader is one
15:31and that is just Mamata Banerjee.
15:35In no uncertain terms,
15:36that is Shatrugan Sinha saying
15:37Mamata Banerjee is his leader.
15:39Thank you so much, sir,
15:41for speaking to India today
15:42and making it very clear
15:43amidst all the speculation
15:45that was going on.
15:46Shatrugan Sinha there.
15:47We are .
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