Will make Tripura a model state in 3 years: Biplab Deb

uring his tenure as Tripura's chief minister, Biplab Deb has made it to headlines often because of his statements. From hinting at the existence of the internet during the Mahabharata era to a needless examination of whether Diana Hayden deserved to win the Miss World title and whether she or Aishwarya Rai symbolised true 'Indian beauty', Biplab Deb has said it all.
Speaking to Rahul Kanwal at India Today Conclave East in Kolkata, Biplab Deb said that people have always quoted him without hearing the full speech.
"What I had said was there was something...Maybe it was internet, maybe satellite... but there was some technology. Else how did [the mythological character] Sanjaya see [the war between the Pandavas and Kauravas that] he saw," Deb questioned.
On being asked if he was scolded by BJP chief Amit Shah because of his statement, Biplab Deb said that Shah never scolded him or said anything about his statements.
When asked what he has done as the Chief Minister of Tripura in the past six months, Deb said that the first thing that his government introduced was transparency in the system. "It took me three and a half months to bring in transparency in the system. We introduced a transparent recruitment policy as well," he said.

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