Fact-Check of Narendra Modi’s speech at Diamond Harbour


WHAT PM SAID

The infiltrators who have been brought into Bengal illegally have turned Bengal into hell

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Infiltration is checked by the Border Security Force, a Union Government agency under the administrative control of Ministry of Home Affairs. In fact, Mamata Banerjee has, in consultation with the Home Minister, agreed to acquire 300 acres of land in the state and give it to the Centre for constructing barbed wire fencing along the India-Bangladesh border

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WHAT PM SAID

It is difficult to chant Jai Ma Durga, Jai Ma Kali, Jai Ma Saraswati in Bengal

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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. She started Bisarjan Carnival in Red Road which is attended by tourists from across the world. 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

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WHAT PM SAID

How can factories and investments come here when there is so much extortion?

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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 is 1 of only 5 states to clock growth higher than the national average

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WHAT PM SAID

There is tolabaji even on MGNREGA payments

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Bengal is the best performing State both in terms of allotting jobs and utilising funds under NREGA. Bengal generated more than 28.21 crore work days under the scheme in 2017-18 and spent more than Rs 7,335 crore

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WHAT PM SAID

I want every family to have a pucca house by 2022

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Government targeted to build one crore rural houses by March 2019 but 40% of target pending. 35% of the houses not complete even after two years of being sanctioned. In urban areas, only 18% of the sanctioned houses have been built. Only 12% of the total 4.7 lakh landless beneficiaries had been given land on which to construct houses

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