{"id":23499,"date":"2018-12-02T22:43:46","date_gmt":"2018-12-02T17:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=23499"},"modified":"2019-03-18T19:59:54","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T14:29:54","slug":"amit-shah-makes-misleading-claims-regarding-telengana-congress-manifesto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/amit-shah-makes-misleading-claims-regarding-telengana-congress-manifesto\/","title":{"rendered":"Amit Shah makes misleading claims regarding Telangana Congress Manifesto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On December 2, 2018, BJP President Amit Shah addressed a public meeting in Narayanpet, Telangana. Telangana assembly elections are set to be held on December 7. Amit Shah made several <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BJP4India\/status\/1069142219049725952?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claims<\/a> vis-a-vis the Congress manifesto while rallying in the state. Alt News found that many of his claims were unfounded or misleading.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Claim 1: &#8220;Free electricity to mosques and churches, not temples&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The BJP stalwart said in poll-bound Telangana &#8211; <em>&#8220;\u092e\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u092f\u0947 \u0915\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093e\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938 \u092a\u093e\u0930\u094d\u091f\u0940 \u0915\u0939\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u092e\u0938\u094d\u091c\u093f\u0926 \u0914\u0930 \u091a\u0930\u094d\u091a \u0915\u093e \u0932\u093e\u0907\u091f \u092c\u093f\u0932 \u0924\u0947\u0932\u0902\u0917\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0917\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0928\u092e\u0947\u0902\u091f \u092d\u0930\u0947\u0917\u0940| \u0909\u0938\u092e\u0947 \u0939\u092e\u0947 \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0906\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0924\u093f \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948 \u092e\u0917\u0930 \u092e\u0902\u0926\u093f\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092d\u0930\u094b\u0917\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0908? \u092e\u0902\u0926\u093f\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u092d\u0940 \u092d\u0930\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f \u092f\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092c\u0939\u093e\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f? (Friends, this Congress party says that Telangana government will pay the electricity bill of mosques and churches. We do not oppose this but why will they not pay for temples? Should electricity bills of temples be paid or not?)&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Telangana election rally: Amit Shah claims &quot;Congress to provide electricity only to mosques and churches&quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/303979022?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This claim was earlier made by <em>Times Now <\/em>. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/times-now-and-republic-tv-misreport-congress-manifesto-for-telangana-as-muslim-centric\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked earlier<\/a> by Alt News, the Congress manifesto actually talks about free power supply at all places of worship, including temples.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23514 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Screenshot_2018-12-02-14-57-28-28.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1053\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Screenshot_2018-12-02-14-57-28-28.png 1053w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Screenshot_2018-12-02-14-57-28-28-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Screenshot_2018-12-02-14-57-28-28-768x295.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Screenshot_2018-12-02-14-57-28-28-1024x393.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Screenshot_2018-12-02-14-57-28-28-696x267.png 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1053px) 100vw, 1053px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Claim 2: &#8220;Separate recruitment of Urdu teachers&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>&#8220;\u092e\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0915\u0939\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0942\u0901 \u0935\u094b \u0915\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u0909\u0930\u094d\u0926\u0942 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u0910\u0938\u0947 \u091f\u0940\u091a\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0905\u0932\u0917 \u0938\u0947 \u092d\u0930\u094d\u0924\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947| \u0924\u094b \u0924\u0947\u0932\u0941\u0917\u0941 \u092c\u094b\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u091f\u0940\u091a\u0930 \u0915\u0939\u093e \u091c\u093e\u092f\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947? \u0924\u0947\u0932\u0941\u0917\u0941 \u0932\u093f\u0916\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u095c\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u091f\u0940\u091a\u0930 \u0915\u0939\u093e \u091c\u093e\u092f\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947? (Friends, I want to say that they [Congress] wish to separately recruit Urdu-speaking teachers. Then where will the Telugu-speaking teachers go? What will happen to teachers who read and write in Telugu?)&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0questioned Shah.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Telangana election rally: Amit Shah claims \u201cCongress to separately recruit Urdu-speaking teachers&quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/303979158?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With these statements, the\u00a0BJP chief attempted to portray Congress as giving Telugu a second-rate status. While it is true that the Congress manifesto vows to conduct a special DSC (District Selection Committee) for recruitment of Urdu teachers, the party also promises the formation of multiple other DSCs for recruiting 20,000 teachers, which presumably will include teachers who teach in Telugu. Moreover, it commits to provide funds to both Telugu and Urdu cultural academies for promotion of both languages.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23512 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani9.png 624w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani9-300x113.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23511 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-10.png 603w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-10-300x43.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Claim 3: &#8220;Scholarships to minorities&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Another claim made by Amit Shah was &#8211;<em> &#8220;\u092e\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0935\u094b \u0968\u0966 \u0932\u093e\u0916 \u0930\u0942\u092a\u092f\u093e \u092e\u093e\u0907\u0928\u0949\u0930\u093f\u091f\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u094d\u091f\u0942\u0921\u0947\u0902\u091f\u094d\u0938 \u0915\u094b \u0926\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947| \u092e\u0948\u0902\u00a0\u092a\u0942\u091b\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0941 \u092a\u093f\u091b\u0921\u093c\u093e \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091c \u0915\u093e \u0913\u092c\u0940\u0938\u0940 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091c \u0915\u093e \u0917\u0930\u092c \u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u093e \u091c\u093f\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0938 \u092a\u095c\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u092a\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948, \u0909\u0938\u0915\u094b \u092a\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f \u092f\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f? (Friends, they [Congress] will give Rs 20 lakh to minority students. I want to ask if OBCs of the backward sections of the society should be given money or not?)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Telangana election rally: Amit Shah claims &quot;Congress to provide scholarship only to minorities&quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/303979337?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In its manifesto, the Congress promises scholarships not only to minorities but also to SC, ST and OBC students to the tune of 25 lakhs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23506 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-4.png 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-4-300x21.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23507 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-5.png 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-5-300x25.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23508 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-6.png 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-6-300x21.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23509 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-7.png 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-7-300x33.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Claim 4: &#8220;Hospitals for minorities&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>&#8220;\u092e\u093e\u0907\u0928\u0949\u0930\u093f\u091f\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0905\u0932\u0917 \u0905\u0938\u094d\u092a\u0924\u093e\u0932 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948| \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092a\u0942\u091b\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0941 \u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932 \u0917\u093e\u0901\u0927\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u091c\u094b \u0917\u0930\u0940\u092c \u0924\u0947\u0932\u0902\u0917\u093e\u0928\u093e \u092e\u093e\u0907\u0928\u0949\u0930\u093f\u091f\u0940 \u0915\u092e\u094d\u092f\u0941\u0928\u093f\u091f\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u093e \u0926\u094b\u0937 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e? (They [Congress] talk about building separate hospitals for minorities. I want to ask Rahul Gandhi what about the poor who do not come under Telangana minority community?),&#8221; <\/em>questioned Shah, implying that the Congress promises to provide free healthcare only to minorities and not the economically backward sections of the society on the whole.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Telangana election rally: Amit Shah claims &quot;Congress promised hospitals only for minorities&quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/303978870?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Congress manifesto promises hospitals in minority-concentrated areas and not only to minorities. Moreover, it also commits to providing healthcare for the disadvantaged sections of the society such as those recruited in the unorganised sector.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23504 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-1.png 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-1-300x10.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23503 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-2.png 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-2-300x40.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23510 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"46\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-8.png 594w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/mani-8-300x20.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the run-up to any elections, political parties try to shape the public opinion of citizenry. In this endeavour, however, they often end up making false or incomplete claims to influence voters against the competing political parties. Many of BJP President Amit Shah&#8217;s claims vis-a-vis the Congress Manifesto were either incomplete or false.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 2, 2018, BJP President Amit Shah addressed a public meeting in Narayanpet, Telangana. Telangana assembly elections are set to be held on December 7. Amit Shah made several claims vis-a-vis the Congress manifesto while rallying in the state. Alt News found that many of his claims were unfounded or misleading. 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