'Those who are from a mechanical engineering background should not opt for civil services. Society has to be built up. Civil engineers have this knowledge... Because those in the administration have to build society,' Deb said in Agartala

Civil engineers better for civil services than mechanical engineers: Tripura CM's very latest

He added that the West Bengal chief minister 'should go to a temple' for mental peace. Deb's comments came after Mamata, in an interview, discredited the BJP for its victory in Tripura, and compared the saffron party's feat to 'winning the municipal elections'

Mamata Banerjee should 'get her brain examined': The latest from Tripura CM Biplab Deb

Deb is the president of the BJP's Tripura unit and has been associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

Agartala: Biplab Deb takes oath as Tripura chief minister

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and all the chief ministers of the BJP-ruled states have been invited

Biplab Deb to be sworn in as Tripura chief minister on Friday

The BJP Parliamentary Board includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party chief Amit Shah, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari

BJP parliamentary board to meet for deciding Tripura chief minister

Sarkar's nomination papers to the Election Commission claim he has Rs 1,520 cash in hand

After 20 years in power, Tripura CM Manik Sarkar's bank balance? Rs 2,410