TIWN Feb 19, 2021
AGARTALA, Feb 19 (TIWN): After keeping silence for 4 days, former Congress MLA turned BJP Minister Ratanlal Nath who is known as the "best friend" of Biplab Deb in the Cabinet has come in support of Biplab Deb's statement about BJP's future-expansion in Sri Lanka and Nepal. Biplab Deb said on February 13 at Rabindra Bhawan that Home Minister Amit Shah when was the Party President said that he has plans to take BJP to Sri Lanka, Nepal and to win there. Ratanlal Nath said that not only in Sri Lanka but America will accept the BJP. It is believed that behind BJP ex-Minister Sudip Barman's sacking, in 2019 Biplab Deb was fully backed by Ratanlal Nath from the backdoor and Nath still works as the unofficial chief advisor of Biplab Deb and thus Deb honours him by allowing to hoist all prestigious state programmes from I-Day to R-Day sidelining other Ministers of the Cabinet including the Deputy CM.Â
Nepal has termed Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb's statement "Unfortunate" where he claimed 'Amit Shah wants BJP's rule over Nepal, Sri Lanka'. Opposition Congress has said, Biplab Deb's may result in 'Diplomatic Blunder' as it can ruin foreign relations. However, within 48 hours of Biplab Deb's remark becoming a viral news, both Sri Lanka and Nepal have raised concerns.
Sri Lanka's Election Commission Chairman Nimal Punchihewa put objection to the statement of Biplab Deb saying, "Any Sri Lankan political party or group is permitted to have external links with any party or group overseas. But our electoral laws do not permit overseas political parties to work here". Nepal has called the Statement "Unfortunate". "Ambassador Acharya expressed concern over Biplab Kumar Deb’s statement that Indian home minister had shared “plans to form a government in Nepal", reported 'The Kathmandu Post'.
"The Indian side has assured that they will clarify the matter during their regular press meet on Thursday, while taking note of Deb’s statement and saying that they have also noticed some reports circulating in various Indian newspapers, which is unfortunate", it reported.
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