Trinamool’s Derek O’Brien “Reality-Tests” PM Modi After “Poriborton” Speech

Kolkata:

Trinamool MP Derek O’Brien on Monday evening “fact-checked” High Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in Bengal’s Hooghly, rebutting statements accusing Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee and her executive of corruption, fighting construction by way of stalling central welfare schemes and now not permitting folks to worship Goddess Durga.

Hours previous the High Minister, making his 2nd discuss with to Bengal this month, forward of Meeting elections due in a couple of weeks, inaugurated a number of railway initiatives – together with extending Kolkata Metro’s North-South line – and stated the folk had made up our minds to vote for “poriborton (exchange)”.

To claims Bengal had now not been allowed to broaden, Mr O’Brien identified the common in line with particular person source of revenue had “greater than doubled – from Rs 51,543 in 2010 to Rs 1.09 lakh in 2019”.

Mr O’Brien additionally hit again at tips that as a result of the loss of industries Bengal may now not be offering its folks employment. The Rajya Sabha MP identified “just about 89 lakh small companies perform in Bengal these days in comparison to 34.6 lakh in 2012, using 1.35 crore folks”.

PM Modi additionally accused the Trinamool of now not permitting Bengal farmers to get pleasure from the centre’s PM-Kisan scheme, and blockading Ayushman Bharat – the centre’s flagship health insurance scheme.

To each issues Mr O’Brien stated the state had already installed position schemes for farmers – who he stated had noticed earning triple in 10 years – and health insurance .

We did a #FactCheck of the speech delivered in Bengal by way of the Hon. High Minister these days.

Right here it’s. pic.twitter.com/PykM92vdB0

— Derek O’Brien | ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) February 22, 2021

“Bengal supplies its farmers with annual monetary help of Rs 6,000 in line with acre. PM-Kisan supplies most monetary help of Rs 1,214 in line with acre,” he wrote at the first level.

Mr O’Brien additionally identified, as Ms Banerjee did ultimate week, that the state had despatched a listing of two.five lakh farmers for inclusion within the centre’s scheme however “no quantity has been allotted to this point”.

He stated Swasthya Sathi were rolled out two years earlier than Ayushman Bharat, coated 100 in line with cent of the Bengal inhabitants and the prices have been borne totally by way of the state executive.

The High Minister had additionally stated the Trinamool failed to supply ingesting water to the folk of Bengal; he stated the centre had sanctioned Rs 1,700 crore however handiest Rs 609 crore were spent.

Mr O’Brien stated a scheme arrange by way of Ms Banerjee used to be being applied and would supply “piped water to 2 crore families at a value of Rs 58,000 crore… borne fully by way of the state”.

He additionally countered claims the jute and potato industries within the state were affected.

The truth-check additionally incorporated a listing of the state’s help to puja committees, after the High Minister stated folks in Bengal were stopped from worshipping Goddess Durga.

Previous Mr O’Brien additionally hit out on the High Minister over the saying of recent rail routes.

“Lately, the PM claimed to have began new rail routes in Bengal. Jhoot (Lie! Mamata Banerjee as Rail Minister allotted the finances, on 25 February 2011! See for your self…” he tweeted, attaching a screenshot of what gave the impression to be a PIB free up dated February 25, 2011.

Lately, the PM claimed to have began new rail routes in Bengal. Jhoot! Mamata Banerjee as Rail Minister allotted the finances, on 25 February 2011!@PIB_India nails the lies of Mr Teleprompter!

See for your self ????PIB authentic executive free up pic.twitter.com/55Vw8ofW3c

— Derek O’Brien | ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) February 22, 2021

PM Modi’s Bengal discuss with these days used to be a part of a multi-state blitzkrieg organised by way of the BJP forward of Meeting elections in Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

Bengal has emerged as a high-profile goal for the BJP, which hasn’t ever prior to now dominated the state.

The run-up to elections has been marked by way of vitriolic mud-slinging fueled, partially, by way of the resignation of a lot of Trinamool MPs, MLAs and ministers, a number of of whom have joined the BJP.