Fact-check of Narendra Modi’s speech at Kolkata


WHAT Narendra Modi SAID

Is it a crime to give cooking gas to the poor? If yes, then I have committed a crime

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Number of LPG connections across India has increased by 16.26%, but use of gas cylinders increased by only 9.83%. People are not returning for a refill due to the high cost of cylinders and revert back to kerosene or firewood

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WHAT Narendra Modi SAID

Is it a crime to give houses to the poor? If yes, then I have committed a crime

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As on December 2018, under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban only 12 lakh houses have been constructed out of the 63 lakh sanctioned since 2015

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WHAT Narendra Modi SAID

Is it a crime to give toilets to the poor? If yes, then I have committed a crime

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44% of the rural population in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan still defecate in the open. However, according to Swachh Bharat Mission, the three states are either fully or largely ODF, except for Bihar

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WHAT Narendra Modi SAID

From surgical strike to air strike to space strike - India’s march towards becoming a global power is being noticed and recognised by the world

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The credit for this goes to our Armed Forces and scientists, not Modi. A-SAT technology was available as early as 2012

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