Out on bail, Lalu Prasad Yadav made a false claim that PM Modi promised to give 15 lakhs to every Indian

The headline-making assertion of “Rs. 15 lakhs to be deposited into every Indian’s bank account” has resurfaced, and this time it comes from RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav. The former Chief Minister of Bihar, who is currently out on bail amidst corruption charges, made this statement while attending an opposition gathering in Mumbai, known as the I.N.D.I.A meet.

Lalu Prasad Yadav, the former Chief Minister of Bihar, has stated that he was enticed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election promise to bring back black money stashed in Swiss banks and deposit 15 lakhs rupees into the bank accounts of every individual. Consequently, he disclosed that he and his family members, totalling eleven individuals, opened a total of eleven bank accounts based on this promise.

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The key question at hand is whether Prime Minister Modi indeed made such a statement, or if it was a potentially misleading assertion from the former Chief Minister, who is embroiled in corruption allegations, aimed at garnering attention. Let’s delve into a fact-check of his claim.

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Fact Check

We had to look through the archives from the past to see whether PM Modi had promised to deposit 15 lakh into each Indian’s bank account. A few video clips from the 2014 Lok Sabha election rallies served as the basis for our team’s investigation.

While conducting research, we found a video from the November, 2013, rally at Kanker (Chhattisgarh). The entirety of the video tells a different story contrary to what oppositions have been claiming for years. PM Modi in his speech slamming the blunders of the then led UPA Government said, “If, just once, the money that these fraudsters have stowed away in foreign banks, even if we bring it back, every poor Indian would receive Rs 15 to Rs 20 lakh. There is plenty of cash.” It is quite obvious from the video that he was trying to give an estimate of how big the figure is. Furthermore, the BJP’s election manifesto for 2014 makes no mention of the promise to credit every Indian with Rs 15 lakh.

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Nowhere in the speech did PM Modi make the promise to credit everyone with Rs 15 lakh. Later, Amit Shah clarified that it was just a jumla. The opposition politicians misconstrued PM Modi’s words, and the BJP government has endured years of criticism.

Claim	PM Modi promised to credit Rs 15 lakh into everyone’s bank account
Claimed by	Lalu Prasad Yadav
Fact Check	False

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