Fact-Check of Narendra Modi’s speech at Barrackpur


WHAT PM SAID

Procurement prices for staple and commercial crops were not enough. We have raised these prices

TRUTH

Swaminathan report stated that MSP should be over 50% of C2 (sum of paid out costs, imputed value of family labour, interest on the value of owned capital assets, rent paid for leased-in land and the rental value of owned land). But the Govt has only used A2+FL (sum of paid out cost and the imputed value of family labour)

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WHAT PM SAID

The Centre has passed strong rules against women and trafficking

TRUTH

CID has issued notices to BJP leaders Kailash Vijaywargiya and Rupa Ganguly in connection with the child trafficking case in which BJP’s youth leader Juhi Choudhury was arrested. BJP candidate for this year’s election from Coochbehar, Nishit Pramanik has 11 non-bailable charges against him, which includes human trafficking

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