Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reportedly summoned Chief Minister of Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb for making a series of controversial statements. Deb may be meeting Modi and BJP president Amit Shah here on May 2, sources said.
The Chief Minister had recently stated that the internet and satellite communication existed during the Mahabharata era. He also questioned the crowning of Diana Hayden as Miss World in 1997.
On Monday, he reportedly advised the youth of his State to not run after politicians for government jobs and, instead, milk cows and open pan shops.
“There should be a cow in every house. Why run after netas for Government jobsIJ Milk is being sold at Rs 50 per litre. Graduates should get cows and milk it to earn Rs 10 lakh in 10 years. Instead of running after political parties,” the Chief Minister reportedly said at an event. A day earlier, the chief minister reportedly suggested that only civil engineers are fit for Civil Services. He also advised that mechanical engineers should not aspire to be civil servants.
The controversial comments have been made eve as Modi had cautioned party leaders to not to give “masala” to media and not to speak out of turn.