“The 2024 Congress manifesto states that if they form the government, they will restore Article 370, repeal the CAA, the New Education Policy, anti-conversion laws, the NSA, and the UAPA, they will remove the death penalty, withdraw from QUAD and I2U2, and eliminate all nuclear weapons from the country.”
What FACTLY found
The Congress manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections does not mention the repeal of the CAA, anti-conversion laws, the NSA, or the UAPA. However, senior Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister Chidambaram stated that they will repeal the CAA once the I.N.D.I.A bloc comes to power, even though it is not explicitly mentioned in its manifesto. The Congress manifesto also does not mention the removal of the death penalty or the elimination of nuclear weapons from India. The Congress ...
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 May 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 9 May 2024, 8 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/C6Z5QmVgusv/
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.