Fact-check of Amit Shah’s speech at Alipurduar


WHAT AMIT SHAH SAID

TMC has destroyed democracy in Bengal

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BJP has destroyed democracy in the country, autocratic decisions by Modi-Shah duo. Demonetisation, hasty GST, destroyed autonomous institutions like RBI, Parliament, CBI, Supreme Court

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WHAT AMIT SHAH SAID

Durga Puja and Saraswati pujas not being allowed to be celebrated in Bengal

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Nearly 30,000 Durga Pujas held across the State last year, 10,000 schools in Bengal celebrated Saraswati Puja

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WHAT AMIT SHAH SAID

TMC has started TTT regime - Trinamool Tolabaji Tax

TRUTH

BJP leaders in the State are in involved in multiple scams, from gas dealership, money laundering, to child trafficking and cash for jobs

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WHAT AMIT SHAH SAID

Madrasah budget hiked to Rs 4000 crore. Budget of higher education is less than that

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Rs 4000 crore is the budget for entire department of Minority Affairs & Madrasah Education. While Budget for Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education has increased 6.5 times since 2012, budget for higher education has increased by 15 times in the same period

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WHAT AMIT SHAH SAID

By killing BJP workers, you cannot stop us

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In February this year TMC MLA Satyajit Biswas was shot dead by BJP workers, senior BJP leader Mukul Roy was named in FIR

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WHAT AMIT SHAH SAID

Ayushman Bharat - 50 lakh poor people were to benefit. But Bengal will be left behind because of Mamata Banerjee

TRUTH

Bengal has a better health insurance scheme Swasthya Sathi with cover upto Rs 5 lakh. We also provide free treatment for all in Govt hospitals

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WHAT AMIT SHAH SAID

Rs 4.4 lakh crore sent by Centre to Bengal

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3,45, 577 crore debt left by Left Front Govt, Bengal has to pay back, no support from Centre. We paid Rs 47,000 crore in 2018-19 alone. All development work being done by State’s own money

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WHAT AMIT SHAH SAID

Our Gorkhaland brothers and sisters were persecuted by Mamata Didi

TRUTH

Gorkhaland is at peace. BJP tried to foment trouble in 2017 by siding with radical fringe elements and inciting them. But the people of North Bengal rejected their divisive politics and Mamata Banerjee held peaceful talks with all the parties concerned and returned things to normal

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