Biplab Kumar Deb: Difference between revisions

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| image              = File:Biplab Kumar Deb (cropped).png

| office              = 10th [[List of Chief Ministers of Tripura|Chief Minister of Tripura]]

| governor            = [[Satyadev Narayan Arya]]

| deputy              = [[Jishnu Dev Varma]]

| term_start          = 9 March 2018<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Akhilesh |last2=Choudhury |first2=Ratnadip |editor-last=Varma |editor-first=Shylaja |date=5 March 2018|title=Biplab Deb, 48-Year-Old Leader Trained By RSS, To Be Tripura Chief Minister: Sources |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/biplab-kumar-deb-48-year-old-leader-trained-by-rss-to-be-tripura-chief-minister-sources-1819814 |work=NDTV |access-date=7 April 2021}}</ref>

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| predecessor        = [[Manik Sarkar]]

| successor          =  

| office1            = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Tripura Legislative Assembly|Tripura]]

| constituency1      = [[Banamalipur (Tripura Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Banamalipur]]

| term_start1        = 3 March 2018

| predecessor1        = Gopal Chandra Roy

| office2            = [[President (government title)|President]], [[Tripura]] [[States and union territories of India|State unit]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]

'''Biplab Kumar Deb''' (born 25 November 1971)<ref name="firstpost"/> is an Indian politician and the current [[Chief Minister of Tripura]]. He has been the state president of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in [[Tripura]] since 7 January 2016 till 2018. He led the BJP to victory in the [[2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election|2018 Legislative Assembly Election]], defeating 25 years rule of the [[Left Front (Tripura)|Left Front]] government led by the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. He took his oath as the 10th Chief Minister of Tripura on 9 March 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/from-manik-sarkar-to-modis-sarkar-end-of-the-road-for-indias-only-communist-cm/articleshow/63144911.cms|title=From Manik Sarkar to Modi's sarkar: End of the road for India's poorest CM|date=3 March 2018|publisher=The Times Group|access-date=5 March 2018|work=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|editor-last=Sanyal|editor-first=Anindita|date=18 April 2018|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/tripura-chief-minister-biplab-deb-stands-by-claim-of-internet-in-mahabharat-era-1839278|title=Tripura Chief Minister Stands By Claim Of Internet in Mahabharat Era|work=NDTV|access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/twitter-roasts-tripura-cm-biplab-kumar-debs-claims-on-internet-during-the-mahabharata-era/articleshow/63823774.cms|title=Twitter roasts Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb's claims on internet during the Mahabharata era|work=Mumbai Mirror|date=19 April 2018|access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref>

Biplab Deb was born on 25 November 1971 in Rajdhar Nagar village, [[Udaipur, Tripura|Udaipur]], [[Gomati district]], [[Tripura]].<ref name="firstpost"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhattacharya |first1=Amava |last2=Bhattacharjee |first2=Biswendu |date=6 August 2018|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/nrc-battle-plays-out-on-biplabs-wiki-page-over-bangla-birth-claims/articleshow/65284898.cms|title=NRC battle plays out on Biplab's Wiki page over 'Bangla birth' claims|work=The Times of India|access-date=7 April 2021}}</ref> His parents had migrated to India as refugees from [[Chandpur District]] , [[East Pakistan]] during liberation war in 1971 before his birth.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chandpur|first=Ibrahim Rony|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2018/03/04/tripura-cm-elect-biplab-ancestral-ties-chandpur/|title=Tripura CM-elect Biplab has ancestral ties in Chandpur|date=4 March 2018|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=7 April 2021|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Khokon |first1=Sahidul Hasan |title=Tripura's new CM phones Bangladesh PM, seeks cooperation |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/new-tripura-cm-phones-bangladesh-pm-seeks-cooperation-1185726-2018-03-09 |access-date=7 April 2021 |work=India Today |date=9 March 2018 |location=Dhaka |language=en}}</ref> His father is a citizen of India since 27 June 1967.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tripura CM's birthplace not in Bangladesh: CMO |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/tripura-cm-s-birthplace-not-in-bangladesh-cmo-118080600965_1.html|access-date=7 April 2021 |work=Business Standard |agency=Press Trust of India |date=6 August 2018}}</ref> He spent his childhood and schooling days in Tripura, completing his graduation from [[Tripura University]] before shifting to [[New Delhi]].<ref name="firstpost">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/biplab-deb-to-be-next-tripura-cm-jishnu-deb-burman-his-deputy-swearing-in-likely-on-friday-4378427.html|title=Biplab Deb to be next Tripura CM, Jishnu Deb Burman his deputy; swearing-in likely on Friday|date=6 March 2018|access-date=7 March 2018|work=Firstpost}}</ref><ref name="toi-18apr18">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agartala/internet-and-satellite-existed-since-mahabharata-era-claims-tripura-cm/articleshow/63808175.cms|title=Internet and satellite existed since Mahabharata era, claims Tripura CM Biplab Deb|work=[[The Times of India]]|agency=Asian News International|date=18 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419101418/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agartala/internet-and-satellite-existed-since-mahabharata-era-claims-tripura-cm/articleshow/63808175.cms|archive-date=19 April 2018|access-date=7 April 2021}}</ref> He later returned to Tripura after an absence of 15 years.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Karmakar |first1=Rahul |title=Biplab Kumar Deb, the man who engineered a 'revolution' for the BJP |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/when-biplab-engineered-a-revolution-for-the-bjp/article22952284.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=26 October 2019|date=6 March 2018 }}</ref>

Biplab Deb was elected the President of Tripura state unit of BJP in January 2017 replacing Sudhndra Dasgupta who was BJP's longest serving state president. He started his political career by campaigning for the 2018 state election. He began his campaign from the [[Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council]] which was believed to be the base of the then governing [[Left Front (Tripura)|CPI(M)]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Biplab Deb elected new Tripura BJP chief |url=http://www.uniindia.com/biplab-deb-elected-new-tripura-bjp-chief/other/news/334667.html |work=United News of India |date=7 January 2016 |location=Agartala}}</ref>  

He took his oath as the 10th Chief Minister of Tripura on 9 March 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sethi |first1=Nidhi |title=Biplab Deb Takes Oath As Tripura Chief Minister, PM Modi In Attendance: 10 Points |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/biplab-deb-to-take-oath-as-tripura-chief-minister-pm-modi-likely-to-attend-10-points-1821551 |access-date=24 November 2021 |work=NDTV.com |date=9 March 2018}}</ref>

==Controversy==

In April 2018, Deb stirred nationwide controversy by claiming that the internet and satellite have existed since the [[Mahabharata]] era.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastmojo.com/news/2020/11/04/six-times-tripura-cm-biplab-deb-courted-controversy/|title=Six times Tripura CM Biplab Deb courted controversy|date=4 November 2020}}</ref>

He also made controversial remarks on the Civil Service Examination, stating that only civil engineers should sit for civil service exams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/only-civil-and-not-mechanical-engineers-should-attempt-civil-services-tripura-cm-biplab-deb/articleshow/63954216.cms|title=Civil, and not mechanical, engineers should go for Civil Services: Tripura CM Biplab Deb|date=28 April 2018|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=29 April 2018}}</ref>  

While addressing a function, Deb once again was surrounded in controversy after he said Rabindranath Tagore returned his Nobel Prize in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh Incident.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastmojo.com/news/2020/11/04/six-times-tripura-cm-biplab-deb-courted-controversy/|title=Six times Tripura CM Biplab Deb courted controversy|date=4 November 2020}}</ref>

On November 2019, Deb claimed, “The Mughals intended to bomb the culture of Tripura.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastmojo.com/news/2020/11/04/six-times-tripura-cm-biplab-deb-courted-controversy/|title=Six times Tripura CM Biplab Deb courted controversy|date=4 November 2020}}</ref>

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