Fact-Check of Narendra Modi’s speech at Asansol

WHAT PM SAID

Trinamool’s coffers are filled with coal mafia money

TRUTH

In 2016, BJP candidate from Ranigunj Manish Sharma (alias Manish Joshi) was arrested along with six other coal mafias. Crores of money and weapons were found on them

Source: ABP Ananda
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WHAT PM SAID

Trail of Sarada, Rose Valley scams leads to everyone knows who

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Chit fund scams happened during Left Front regime. Bengal Government under Mamata Banerjee proactively worked towards curbing chit funds and even arrested one prime accused from Kashmir

Source: Livemint
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WHAT PM SAID

Didi’s model is allowing infiltrators

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Infiltration along the border is checked by Border Security Force, a Union Government agency under the administrative control of Ministry of Home Affairs. State Government has no role

Source: BSF
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WHAT PM SAID

Didi has started a new model for the youth. No jobs.

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Two crore jobs were lost in India but in Bengal we decreased unemployment by 40%. We created 1 crore jobs in the last seven years.

Source: Millennium Post
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WHAT PM SAID

We will put pressure on WB Govt to implement Ayushman Bharat

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Under Ayushman Bharat the State has to pay 40% of the costs. Bengal has Swasthya Sathi with cover upto Rs 5 lakh without taking any money from Centre. We also provide free treatment for all in Govt hospitals

Source: Millennium Post
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WHAT PM SAID

When we come back to power, farmers will get benefits

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Real income of farmers in India has lessened by 6.5% in the last five years. In Bengal farmer income has tripled from Rs 91,020 in 2010-11 to Rs 2.91 lakh in 2017-18

Source: Economic Times
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WHAT PM SAID

Trinamool leaders provoke workers to rig elections

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Special Observer appointed by the Election Commission said that voting was fair and peaceful in Bengal in the first two phases. On the other hand, Election Commission probe confirmed large scale “booth capturing” in BJP-ruled Tripura.

Source: NDTV
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WHAT PM SAID

Terrorism must be finished. For that to happen, a strong govt is needed at Centre

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There were 170 terror-related incidents in 2013 in Kashmir, compared with 614 in 2018 - an increase of 260%. On the other hand, Modi landed up uninvited in Pakistan to wish PM Nawaz Sharif on his birthday

Source: BBC
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WHAT PM SAID

We will give citizenship to refugees

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Under Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, a person will actually be declared a foreigner for six years

Source: ANI News
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WHAT PM SAID

Trinamool spreads rumours, beware of them

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Research by the BBC has shown that ‘right-wing networks are much more organised... pushing nationalistic fake stories further’. Several BJP leaders and members of Modi’s cabinet have in the past propagated fake news and also deliberately promoted websites that spread misinformation

Source: The Wire
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