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In PM Modi’s Varanasi Speech, a Mix of False Claims, Half-Truths and Exaggerated Praises -Archit Mehta

-TheWire.in

On July 15, the prime minister inaugurated various development projects in UP and praised chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s governance.

The Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly elections will be held between February to March next year. Campaigning for the polls has begun and it is not unusual for the incumbent government to make assertions about the milestones it has achieved in the past years. On July 15, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated various development projects in UP and praised chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s governance.

During the length of the 30-minute speech, the prime minister made various claims and among them were false or misleading statements. There were also instances where the PM presented his favourable opinions about BJP’s governance as facts.

Analysis of PM Modi’s speech in Varanasi

Claim 1: UP conducts the highest COVID-19 tests

Between 7:15 to 7:42 in his speech, the Prime Minister said, “Today UP is the state that conducts the highest testing and vaccination in the country…”

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