AGARTALA, Nov 11 (TIWN): All academically failed people and 'sramink-andolon' activists got awards in Tripura under the CPI-M Govt including Padmabhushan, said Chief Minister Biplab Deb while addressing in a BMS programme on Tuesday.

He said that in BJP era, such things have been changed. CM's statement turned a controversy, although Tripura's CM is practiced to such controversies since the very beginning of his political career. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOvlsm00P0A&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3Iw7rzwep3Nz-wRsdl9CdfO2WrIzctYKwR3dRcsIx9Qfw1D9zY401Ad5g 'Padma Bhushan awardees from Tripura were unqualified in CPI-M Era', claims CM Biplab Deb. TIWN YouTube Video Nov 11, 2020