Subramanian Swamy responds on Tripura CM's 'BJP planning govts in Nepal, Sri Lanka' reveal

Senior BJP leader Dr Subramanian Swamy on Monday reacted to Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb's controversial statement about saffron party's "plans to establish governments in neighbouring Nepal and Sri Lanka." 

Alarmed by news, Swamy asked if CM was joking or being sarcastic. "Was CM joking? Or sarcastic? He could t be serious," BJP leader tweeted, reacting to Deb's statement.

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Stirring up a fresh controversy on Monday, Deb revealed that former BJP chief Amit Shah during his visit to Tripura said that he plans to establish party in neighbouring countries after winning in most of states in India.

“We were talking in state guest house when Ajay Jamwal (rth-East Zonal Secretary of BJP) said that BJP has formed its government in several states of India, in reply Shah said, w Sri Lanka and Nepal is left. We have to expand party in Sri Lanka, Nepal, and win re to form a government,” Chief Minister said quoting Union Home Minister.

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According to report, Deb said it was only under leadership of Amit Shah BJP became world’s largest party. " communist had claimed that ir party was largest in world, which Amit Shah broke by making BJP largest party in world. Deendayal Upadhyaya’s party, Shyama Prasad’s party, Prishtha Pramukh’s party," Deb added.

" BJP will change trend of change of government between Left and Congress every five years in Kerala and emerge as winner in sourn state as well," he said. 

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Tripura CM and controversies

Biplab Deb is also hardly new to overstatements or controversies. Last year, Tripura CM was in hot water after making highly controversial remarks at an event where he drew a comparison between people of Punjab and Haryana with Bengalis. Addressing a conference of Tripura Electronic Media Society at Agartala, he appallingly said Punjabis and Haryanvis are physically strong but have "dull brains" whereas body can beat "wit and brain of a Bengali."

Even before that, he has made headlines for claiming that advanced techlogies such as telecommunications satellites, TVs, and missiles were available to those fighting Mahabharata war, in all seriousness.

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