Fact-Check of Narendra Modi’s speech at Tamluk


WHAT PM SAID

Speedbreaker Didi has tried to politicise even the cyclone attack. I had tried to contact Mamata Didi after the cyclone. She refused to talk to me

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While Modi was busy giving an election speech in Rajasthan when cyclone Fani hit, Mamata Banerjee cancelled her all political rallies for 48 hours and stationed herself closer to the coastal belt in Kharagpur to monitor the situation. Three days later Modi came to Bengal for a political meeting, and called Mamata Banerjee to Kalaikunda

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WHAT PM SAID

I want to assure the people of Bengal we will cooperate with Bengal Govt in every aspect of relief and rehabilitation

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On August, 2015 Mamata Banerjee had written to Modi informing him about flooding in 12 districts. Bengal faced damages worth Rs 21,000 crore and she asked for relief under NDRF. She also requested that farmers’ debts be waived. On December 2015, she wrote to him about a landslide in Darjeeling which resulted in damages worth Rs 735 crore. She wrote to him once again on August 2017 when release of water from Durgapur Barrage caused flooding resulting in damages worth Rs 16,000 crore. In all three cases, there was no assistance provided by him

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WHAT PM SAID

There is Mafia Raj in Bengal

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BJP leaders in Bengal are associated with multiple scams. Ranajit Majumdar named in gas dealership scam. Bengal BJP Vice President Jay Prakash Majumdar arrested for taking money from SSC candidates promising them jobs. CID named Kailash Vijaywargiya and Rupa Ganguly in child trafficking case. BJP candidate for from Coochbehar, Nishit Pramanik has 11 non-bailable charges against him, which includes human trafficking

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WHAT PM SAID

People have got the confidence that those who are persecuted in their country for their religious beliefs will get citizenship in India

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

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WHAT PM SAID

Speedbreaker Didi cannot suppress the aspirations of the youth for long

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Bengal Government has introduced schemes aimed at helping the youth realise their potential like Gatidhara scheme to generate self-employment in transport sector and Utkarsh Bangle Scheme skilling 6 lakh youth. Under Gatidhara women get an increased subsidy of Rs 1.5 lakh. Utkarsh Bangla won the United Nations WSIS award this year

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