Now, Biplab Deb threatens to pull out nails of his govt’s critics

GUWAHATI: Tripura chief minister Biplab Deb has said that nails of those who pierce his government should be pulled out.

In a video which surfaced on Monday, Deb said: “Around 8 am, a vegetable vendor brings bottle gourd to the market. However, it gets rotten by 9 am due to repeated digging of nails by customers. I will not allow this to happen with my government. If someone pierces or interferes, his nails should be pulled out. No one can touch my government.”

A section of BJP leaders have sought BJP leadership’s intervention to rein in Deb because his comments are embarrassing the party, especially in the run-up to Karnataka assembly polls. A senior BJP leader claimed that PM Modi had summoned Deb to New Delhi on May 2.