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False: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised 2 crore jobs for the Indian youths during the 2014 Election Campaigns.

By: Annet Preethi Furtado

November 3 2021

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False: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised 2 crore jobs for the Indian youths during the 2014 Election Campaigns.

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A YouTube video uploaded by Narendra Modi and the 2014 Election Manifesto released by the Bhartiya Janata Party refutes the claim.

A YouTube video uploaded by Narendra Modi and the 2014 Election Manifesto released by the Bhartiya Janata Party refutes the claim.According to the YouTube video uploaded on Narendra Modi's verified YouTube channel, Modi had said in his speech during Vijay Shankhnad Rally in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, on 21 November 2013, that during the Lok Sabha election, the Indian National Congress (INC) had promised to provide one crore jobs every year. This statement has been fabricated by some sections of media stating that Modi has promised to provide two crore jobs every year to the youth of India during the 2014 election campaigns. (video 23:00) However, according to the manifesto released by Bhartiya Janata Party for 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Bhartiya Janata Party has no proposals of providing two crore jobs every year to the youth of India.

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