Yadunath Baskey (1926/1927 – 1 June 2022) was an Indian politician and a tribal leader. Baskey was a Tribal Welfare Minister in the Karpoori Thakur's Government of undivided Bihar in 1971, he represented Ghatshila constituency on a Jharkhand Party ticket as MLA in 1969.[1] Baskey played a vital role in the fight for a separate Jharkhand state.[2]

Baskey died on 1 June 2022 while undergoing treatment at Swarnarekha Nursing Home in Ghatshila, and cremated on Thursday with full state honors in Rangamatia village in Mediya Panchayat of Musabani block.

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  1. ^ News Desk (1 June 2022). "Ghatshila: Former Minister Yadunath Baskey passes away". The Avenue Mail. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  2. ^ News Desk (2 June 2022). "Jharkhand: Former Minister Yadunath Baskey cremated with state honours". The Avenue Mail. Retrieved 3 June 2022.