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"An old woman reached by official residence to meet me during a Janatar Darbar (people's court). She said she had voted for BJP because of our promise that we would increase social pension," Deb said.BJP had promised to increase social pension from Rs 700 to Rs 2,000 for the 25,000-odd beneficiaries of the state if it came to power. "I spoke to the deputy chief minister, who also holds the finance portfolio. AGARTALA: After a year in power, chief minister Biplab Deb on Saturday said the most impressionable encounter he had was with an old woman, eventually leading to one of the most important policy decisions he took. When I met her, she charged me - why was her pension not raised to Rs 2,000?.