Fact-Check of Amit Shah’s speech in Bengal

WHAT AMIT SHAH SAID

BJP will bring Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, as per which Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Christians will be given citizenship. After that infiltrators will be driven away through NRC

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Under Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, before a person gets citizenship, they will actually be declared a foreigner for six years. The final draft of the NRC in Assam did not include 22 lakh Bengali-speaking Hindus

Source: ANI News, Telegraph India
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WHAT AMIT SHAH SAID

There is no new investment or industry in Bengal

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From 2015-2019, total investments estimations in Bengal Global Business Summits were Rs. 9.47 lakh crore. Industry sector of Bengal grew at 11.41% compared to India’s 4.4%. In GVA of employment-intensive industries Bengal 1 of only 5 states to clock growth higher than the national average

Source: Business Standard, FICCI
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WHAT AMIT SHAH SAID

Modi Govt gave Rs 4.24 lakh crore for development of Bengal

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Bengal has to pay back 3.45 lakh crore debt left by Left Front Government, no support from Centre. We paid Rs 47,000 crore in 2018-19 alone. All development work being done by State’s own money

Source: Millennium Post
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WHAT AMIT SHAH SAID

Development is the plank of this election in the country

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An analysis of five of Modi's 2019 speeches show that while he used the word 'Chowkidar' 106 times, he spoke of 'development' only 31 times

Source: Business Today
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WHAT AMIT SHAH SAID

During Panchayat polls, unprecedented violence was unleashed by TMC. Happening now again during Lok Sabha elections

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In April, 2018 during Panchayat polls, five Trinamool workers were killed. Trinamool had sent a letter to the President regarding this. In February this year Trinamool MLA Satyajit Biswas was shot dead by BJP workers, senior BJP leader Mukul Roy was named in FIR. Three Trinamool workers were injured in Domkal after a crude bomb was hurled at them in the third phase of elections. In the fourth phase, BJP workers attacked and mercilessly beat up Trinamool supporters in Birbhum

Source: News18.com, Ei Samay
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WHAT AMIT SHAH SAID

Durga Puja is not allowed in Bengal. Saraswati Puja is not allowed here

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Over 30,000 Durga Pujas are held in Bengal, thousands of Saraswati Pujas celebrated in Bengal schools and colleges, apart from households. Last year, Mamata Banerjee announced financial grant of Rs 10,000 for the 28,000 clubs but the BJP went to court against this decision. The IT department also sent notices to 40 Durga Puja organisers

Source: The Hindu
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WHAT AMIT SHAH SAID

Once Modi comes to power, chit funds will come to an end

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Chit funds flourished during Left Front regime. Trinamool Government proactively curbed chit funds and arrested one prime accused from Kashmir

Source: Livemint
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