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Winning trust: On Jharkhand’s political storm

JMM and its allies found a viable (व्यवहार्य) way out of the Hemant Soren arrest ordeal

By nominating (नामांकित करना) Champai Soren to the position of Chief Minister and ensuring a convincing (ठोस) win in the trust vote, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and its allies, the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal, did well to weather the storm (trouble, disturbance, controversy) after the resignation of Hemant Soren over corruption charges (accusation, allegation, indictment). The predominantly (मुख्य रूप से) tribal populated Jharkhand remains one of just a few States that have not been wrested (seize, take, win; grab or take (by force/effort); snatch, pull, usurp) by the Bharatiya Janata Party ever since the beginning of what political scientists call the era of the BJP-dominated party system in northern India. It is to the JMM’s leadership’s credit (श्रेय) that it sought to elevate (promote, prefer, give promotion to, upgrade, improve the position of, move up the ladder) a leader who played a major role in the State’s formation (after its bifurcation (द्विभाजन) from Bihar) rather than (इसके बजाय) appointing another family member, even if this was a decision taken under duress (दबाव, जबरदस्ती), and avoiding the impression (feeling, idea, thought, apprehension, opinion, conviction) that it was the Shibu and Hemant Soren-led family that would rule by proxy (representative; deputy, substitute. (proxy war means war through a representative/agent)). This, in a way (एक तरह से), bucked the trend in most regional parties, where power tends (be biased, incline, gravitate, favour, have/show a tendency) to concentrate in the families of its most popular leaders, either due to the fact that (यह तथ्य कि) this allows party finances to be controlled by those closest to the leadership or because such parties are unable to evolve (विकसित होना) into cadre-based (based on members of a (political)group), ideology (विचारधारा)-driven units.

By catapulting (propel, launch, send, loft; elevate, promote) Champai Soren to the helm (in charge, in command, in authority, position) of governance (शासन), the JMM signalled a return to its past when it was more a movement (आंदोलन) and less a typical party. Yet, two issues should worry the party. His appointment was also made possible because of a family rift (disagreement, dispute, conflict) over the possible candidature (candidacy, nomination; selection, choice, recommendation, naming, proposal) of Kalpana Soren, Hemant Soren’s wife. And, second, the unedifying (distasteful; unpleasant, undesirable (public event)) sight (view, glimpse, seeing) of MLAs being transported to Congress-ruled Telangana suggests (indicate, demonstrate, point to, imply) that the ruling alliance (association, union, bloc, partnership) was not so sure of ideological (relating to a system of ideas (ideology)) leanings (inclination, tendency, preference, disposition, attraction, appetite) acting as a glue (adhesive/ joining substance) to keep its flock (a large number of people; crowd) together — a phenomenon (situation, circumstance, event, incident, happening) that has become sadly true of many politicians in India. Hemant Soren’s resignation would also have been welcomed (appreciate, accept, be pleased) in normal circumstances (conditions, situations, context) where anyone in government should give up (resign, retire, quit, stand down, step down, renounce, leave (a job/position)”) power if they face serious corruption charges as he did in a purported (supposed, claimed, professed, alleged, reported, ostensible) land scam. But the fact that the Union government has used its law enforcement agencies (a government agency responsible for enforcing the law. For example - Enforcement Directorate (ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and etc) such as the Enforcement Directorate less as weapons against corruption and more as a tool (instrument; puppet, pawn) to browbeat (frighten, threaten, scare, intimidate, unnerve, terrify, overawe, bully) any opposition, gives cause for pause (used to refer to something that is surprising, important, or requires one to take a moment to give thought to the consequences). Regardless of (despite, notwithstanding, in spite of, nevertheless, in any case) this, Mr. Soren’s case must be thoroughly investigated and should not be subject to (conditional on, contingent on, dependent on, depending on, controlled by) the vagaries (peculiarity, oddity, eccentricity, unpredictability) of political outcomes (conclusion, development, result, aftermath, consequence, implication) such as the retention of power by the JMM and its allies. In a way, the developments (evolution; turn of events, incident, occurrence, happening) should compel the JMM-led government to reorient (change the focus on) its focus on governance in one of India’s most mineral-rich (having minerals abundantly/hugely), but materially (fundamentally, seriously, considerably, substantially) poor, States, and that will be its best answer to the questions raised about it following the arrest.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.ally (noun)

Hindi Meaning - मित्र
English Meaning - partner, supporter, friend, confidant.

2.viable (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - व्यवहार्य
English Meaning - workable, feasible, practicable, operational, possible, manageable.

3.nominate (verb)

Hindi Meaning - नामांकित करना
English Meaning - field, propose, put up (a candidate) to stand in an election.

4.convincing (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - ठोस
English Meaning - clear, decisive, conclusive, impressive, emphatic, resounding.

5.predominantly (adverb)

Hindi Meaning - मुख्य रूप से
English Meaning - mainly, mostly.

6.credit (noun)

Hindi Meaning - श्रेय
English Meaning - publicly acknowledge someone’s role in something; praise, admiration, recognition, acclamation, appreciation.

7.bifurcation (noun)

Hindi Meaning - द्विभाजन
English Meaning - division of something into two branches or parts.

8.rather than (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - इसके बजाय
English Meaning - instead of.

9.duress (noun)

Hindi Meaning - दबाव, जबरदस्ती
English Meaning - compulsion, force, pressure, coercion, threat.

10.in a way (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - एक तरह से
English Meaning - to a certain extent/level/stage.

11.the fact that (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - यह तथ्य कि
English Meaning - used to refer to a specific situation under consideration/discussion.

12.evolve (verb)

Hindi Meaning - विकसित होना
English Meaning - develop gradually.

13.ideology (noun)

Hindi Meaning - विचारधारा
English Meaning - beliefs, ideas/opinions, principles.

14.governance (noun)

Hindi Meaning - शासन
English Meaning - the act of governing something; administration.

15.movement (noun)

Hindi Meaning - आंदोलन
English Meaning - a group of people working together to promote their shared political & social principles.

16.confidence motion/trust vote (noun)

English Meaning - a confidence motion, or a vote of confidence, or a trust vote, is sought by the government in power on the floor of the House in order to prove the majority.

17.storm (noun)

English Meaning - trouble, disturbance, controversy.

18.a way out (noun)

English Meaning - a method of dealing with a problem; solution.

19.ordeal (noun)

English Meaning - unpleasant experience, misery, trouble, nightmare.

20.weather the storm (phrase)

English Meaning - to handle a very difficult situation without much hurt/damage.

21.charge (noun)

English Meaning - accusation, allegation, indictment.

22.wrest (verb)

English Meaning - seize, take, win; grab or take (by force/effort); snatch, pull, usurp.

23.to one’s credit (phrase)

English Meaning - used to mention that someone deserves praise/admiration.

24.sought past tense of seek (verb)

English Meaning - try, aim, attempt.

25.elevate (verb)

English Meaning - promote, prefer, give promotion to, upgrade, improve the position of, move up the ladder.

26.play a role or play a part (phrase)

English Meaning - contribute to, be instrumental in, be a factor in.

27.impression (noun)

English Meaning - feeling, idea, thought, apprehension, opinion, conviction.

28.proxy (noun)

English Meaning - representative; deputy, substitute. (proxy war means war through a representative/agent).

29.buck the trend (phrase)

English Meaning - go against the trend; move in the opposite direction; to have an opposing opinion from the majority.

30.tend (verb)

English Meaning - be biased, incline, gravitate, favour, have/show a tendency.

31.cadre-based (adjective)

English Meaning - based on members of a (political)group.

32.ideology-driven (adjective)

English Meaning - controlled by an ideology.

33.catapult (verb)

English Meaning - propel, launch, send, loft; elevate, promote.

34.helm (noun)

English Meaning - in charge, in command, in authority, position.

35.rift (noun)

English Meaning - disagreement, dispute, conflict.

36.candidature (noun)

English Meaning - candidacy, nomination; selection, choice, recommendation, naming, proposal.

37.unedifying (adjective)

English Meaning - distasteful; unpleasant, undesirable (public event).

38.sight (noun)

English Meaning - view, glimpse, seeing.

39.suggest (verb)

English Meaning - indicate, demonstrate, point to, imply.

40.alliance (noun)

English Meaning - association, union, bloc, partnership.

41.ideological (adjective)

English Meaning - relating to a system of ideas (ideology).

42.leaning (noun)

English Meaning - inclination, tendency, preference, disposition, attraction, appetite.

43.act as (verb)

English Meaning - function as.

44.glue (noun)

English Meaning - adhesive/ joining substance.

45.flock (noun)

English Meaning - a large number of people; crowd.

46.phenomenon (noun)

English Meaning - situation, circumstance, event, incident, happening.

47.welcome (verb)

English Meaning - appreciate, accept, be pleased by.

48.circumstances (noun)

English Meaning - conditions, situations, context.

49.give up (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - resign, retire, quit, stand down, step down, renounce, leave (a job/position)”.

50.purported (adjective)

English Meaning - supposed, claimed, professed, alleged, reported, ostensible.

51.law enforcement agencies (noun)

English Meaning - a government agency responsible for enforcing the law. For example - Enforcement Directorate (ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and etc.

52.Enforcement Directorate (ED)(noun)

English Meaning - Directorate of Enforcement is a specialized financial investigation agency under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It was established in the year 1956 with its Headquarters at New Delhi. It is responsible for enforcement of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) (Civil Law) and certain provisions under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) (Criminal Law).

53.tool (noun)

English Meaning - instrument; puppet, pawn.

54.browbeat (verb)

English Meaning - frighten, threaten, scare, intimidate, unnerve, terrify, overawe, bully.

55.cause for pause (phrase)

English Meaning - used to refer to something that is surprising, important, or requires one to take a moment to give thought to the consequences.

56.sanctions (noun)

English Meaning - action taken, or an order given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country, by not allowing economic aid for that country, etc.

57.regardless of (phrase)

English Meaning - despite, notwithstanding, in spite of, nevertheless, in any case.

58.subject to (adjective)

English Meaning - conditional on, contingent on, dependent on, depending on, controlled by.

59.vagary (noun)

English Meaning - peculiarity, oddity, eccentricity, unpredictability.

60.outcome (noun)

English Meaning - conclusion, development, result, aftermath, consequence, implication.

61.development (noun)

English Meaning - evolution; turn of events, incident, occurrence, happening.

62.reorient (verb)

English Meaning - change the focus on.