Fact-check of Narendra Modi’s speech at Siliguri

WHAT Narendra Modi SAID

Didi does not care for the poor

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Around 8 crore people receive foodgrains at Rs 2 per kg under Khadya Sathi. 90% of the State’s population are benefitted by a State Govt scheme

Source: Business Standard
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WHAT Narendra Modi SAID

Chit fund scam happened in Bengal

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Happened during Left Front regime. We proactively curbed chit funds and even arrested one accused from Kashmir

Source: Livemint
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WHAT Narendra Modi SAID

Ayushman Bharat scheme was halted by Didi thus depriving the poor

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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

Source: Millennium Post
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WHAT Narendra Modi SAID

Didi has halted welfare scheme for 70 lakh farmers (under PM KISAN scheme)

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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: The Economic Times
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WHAT Narendra Modi SAID

We made the Circuit Bench of High Court at Jalpaiguri

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Bengal Govt spent Rs 300 crore for the Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri, the land is also ours. It was ready four months back, but the Centre didn’t give us a notification to inaugurate it. Modi waited till just before elections for political mileage

Source: Telegraph India
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WHAT Narendra Modi SAID

Our government in Assam helps tea gardens in every phase of life. We will do it here also

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Centre was supposed to take over seven closed tea gardens in 2016 but didn’t do anything. Bengal Govt has brought all people living in tea gardens under Khadya Sathi scheme, giving them old-age pension. Full exemption from payment of Education Cess and Rural Employment Cess

Source: The Hindu Business Line
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WHAT Narendra Modi SAID

On one hand our government takes action against terrorism while the other side helps Pakistan

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

Source: BBC, Al Jazeera
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WHAT Narendra Modi SAID

I want to assure the Gorkha brothers and sisters they will not be harmed because of NRC

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Of the 40 lakh people excluded in Assam, 25 lakh are Bengali speaking Hindus. NRC exercise is anti-Bengali people

Source: Mid-Day
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WHAT Narendra Modi SAID

Didi is the speed breaker of Bengal, impedes development

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Bengal is No. 1 in GSDP growth rate, work transparency, ease of doing business, credit lending to MSMEs, and even Central schemes like 100 Day’s Work and Skill India. While 2 crore jobs were lost in India, Bengal reduced unemployment by 40%

Source: The Economic Times, Millennium Post
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