AGARTALA, Jan 7 (TIWN): Embarrassed Indian scientists and research scholars gathered at the Tripura University to protest against the irrational statements made by some speakers at the Indian Science Congress underway in Punjab. The protest was staged at Tripura University by “Breakthrough Science Society Tripura chapter” after Andhra University Vice Chancellor G. Nageshwar Rao claimed that Kauravas (epic characters of Mahabharata) were test tube babies whereas Srilanka had Airports (referring another epic Ramayana). . At the same session, KJ Krishnan, a scientist at a centre in Tamil Nadu , said that Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein were both wrong and that gravitational waves would soon be rechristened “Narendra Modi waves”. However such claims are not wrong when you are man of Narendra Modi as recently in Science Fair, Chief Minister Bipab Deb raised question to all of them who criticized his internet-was-existing-in Mahabharata’s time, “Who are you to decide what is science and what is not”.

Biplab Deb also criticized his critics saying those who opposed my opinion on internet are actually anti-national. 

Chief Minister Biplab Deb once again turned viral after he asserted that those who criticized him for his “Internet theory” are Anti-Nationalists. Tripura’s being in headline for wrong reason was centered with one person i.e. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb from his gaffes as “Internet was existing in Mahabharata’s time” to “Diana Hayden was unworthy to be Miss World” and “Sonamura is a District, where ships will come”. 

The issue was raised as not only Biplab Deb but various BJP leaders, even PM Modi was heard believing in superstitions which raises question whether India really needs technology or science when India claims having all of them before lakhs of years.

Cites of Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb’s gaffes :

1) On April 14, 2018 at Agartala ONGC complex Ambedkar Statue inauguration, CM claimed Chabimura can be made better than Amazon river basin, also Amazon is located in Africa. It was first jolt of humour released by him in a big occasion citing Amazon is located in Africa,

2) On April 7,2018 CM said, internet was existing in Mahbharata's time and due to internet, Sanjay was depicting about the Kurukshetra was to a blind king. He said,  "Not US and other Western Countries, but the internet was invented by India before lakhs of years. Today US can claim it's their technology, but it's actually our and they borrowed our knowledge".

3) On April 26,2018 CM said India's 1997 beauty queen Diana Hayden was unworthy to be considered as Miss World as she doesn't look like Laxmi and Sarswati. On that CM also suggested to use soil instead of soap, as it has no cosmetic chemical,

4) On the next day (April 27, 2018) i.e. Civil Service Day, Biplab Deb said, "Mechanical engineers should not opt for Civil Service, rather Civil engineers must go for it as they have civic sense".

5) On the next day (April 28, 2018) CM asked the state's youths to start paan-shop or to rear cows in home to get rod of unemployment,

6) Speaking at a programme in Agartala Buddha Purnima on April 30, Biplab Deb said Gautam Buddha walked across India and went to countries like Japan, Myanmar and Tibet to spread the message of peace and harmony.

7) On May 1,2018 CM hit another controversy saying "I will chop-off nails of my govt's critics" during a programme at Pragna Bhawan

8) On May 11,2018 CM Biplab Deb said, Rabindranath Tagore gave up his nobel prize to protest against British rule during Rajashi Utsav in Udaipur (Gomati Tripura),

9)  On May 20, 2018: CM called Himanta Biswa Sarma as a Doctor during NEDA conclave at Guwahati,

10) On June 26,2018 on the occasion of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking said all promises of Vision Document will be fulfilled by not from his pocket but from public taxes.

11) On July 4,2018 when state had been hit with mob-lynching episodes, Biplab Deb said at Agartala Airport renaming programme he is feeling "Anand Ki Leher". 

12) On July 6,2018 during Deoghar Express's flag off programme, CM said, Tripura has 10 Districts, whereas in reality it's 8 only.

13) On July 28,2018 the Chief Minister said, "If youths go to gym, they will become Dipa Karmakar and if they go to drugs they will be in jail".

14) On August 25,2018 CM said, on 50 years of completion people celebrate Silver-Jubilee and Tripura will too do on 2022 on 50 years of statehood day.

15) The latest release of gaffe was on Sunday, Aug 27,2018 at Neermahal, Tripura which is right now hot national comedy news feed after CM said, "Ducks increases oxygen in water body by swimming". 

The comedies have been continuing with more gaffes as “30 days make 3 months”, “ship will arrive in Sonamura”, “Sadar is a District” etc, working as major contribution in BJP’s negative publicity.