On Sunday, which happened to World Laughter Day, the Congress mocked Tripura CM Biplab Deb’s recent statements which has put him in the news.
Taking to Twitter, the party put up a 150-second video with the disclaimer: “The views, information or opinion expressed are solely of Biplab Kumar Deb and the BJP and do not even remotely represent reality”.
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb had suggested the youth of the state, especially the educated section, not to run behind politicians for government jobs, rather become self-employed by starting various projects under the animal resource sector with bank loans, under the Prime Minister's Mudra scheme.
"The youth here runs after political parties for several years to get a govt job and wastes the vital time of their life, had the same youth instead of running after parties set up a paan shop he would have by now had a bank balance of Rs 5 lakhs," said Deb.
He also batted for keeping cows in every household saying: “Every household should have a cow. Milk costs Rs 50 per litre. Keep a cow a home. A graduate spends 10 years looking for a job. If they kept a cow for 10 years, they’d have Rs 10 lakh in the bank.”
He said that there are narrow-minded concepts like a graduate cannot opt for farming, start poultry, or piggery because if he does so, his class will go down.
While addressing a gathering during the Civil Service Day at Pragyna Bhavan, Deb said, ‘After pursuing mechanical engineering, one should not go for civil services. Instead, civil engineers should join civil services as they have the knowledge and experience to help build administration and society.’
Deb made headlines when he claimed that internet and satellite were not something new but existed since the Mahabharata era, and continued to stand by his claim.
Recently, he remarked that Miss World 1997 Diana Hayden did not deserve the crown but won because of "international fashion mafias." Following the backlash, Deb said he regretted his remarks.
