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Last discovery run: 15 Oct 2026, 13:26 IST, via rss+tavily, 27 official series retrieved
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MisleadingAkhilesh Yadavchecked 1 Oct 2026
“Faced with issues like inflation, unemployment, a lack of investment, and the failure to double farmers’ income, they are now harking back to the pre-2017 era—looking at 2022 and 2027.”
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Akhilesh Yadav said the BJP government faced inflation, unemployment, a lack of investment and had failed to double farmers' income.
thenewsmill.com, checked 1 Oct 2026
What is actually true
3.2%
unemployment rate, Economic Survey 2024-25
pib.gov.in
The Economic Survey 2024-25, presented in Parliament, says retail headline inflation softened to 4.9% in April-December 2024 and the unemployment rate for people aged 15 and above fell from 6% in 2017-18 to 3.2% in 2023-24. On farmers' income, the Agriculture Ministry's written replies and PIB releases cite NSS data showing average monthly income per agricultural household rose from ₹6,426 in 2012-13 to ₹10,218 in 2018-19, not a doubling.
The Economic Survey 2024-25 says retail headline inflation softened to 4.9% in April-December 2024 and was expected to align with the target of around 4% in FY26. [10]
The same Economic Survey says the unemployment rate for people aged 15 and above declined from 6% in 2017-18 to 3.2% in 2023-24. [10]
The Periodic Labour Force Survey 2023-24 puts Uttar Pradesh's unemployment rate at 3.0% for all persons. [11]
Official replies on Doubling Farmers' Income cite NSS data showing average monthly income per agricultural household rose from ₹6,426 in 2012-13 to ₹10,218 in 2018-19, and they do not state that the doubling target was met. [6][7]
The Economic Survey 2024-25 reports gross FDI inflows rose from USD 47.2 billion in the first eight months of FY24 to USD 55.6 billion in the same period of FY25, and capex grew 8.2% in July-November 2024. [10]
The Economic Survey 2023-24 says gross capital formation in agriculture grew 19.04% in 2022-23. [9]
An Economic and Political Weekly assessment of Uttar Pradesh says investment levels remain sluggish despite policy initiatives. [8]
The claim bundles several issues. The farmers' income part is supported: official data show average monthly income rose from ₹6,426 to ₹10,218, not a doubling, and the government does not claim the target was met. But the inflation and unemployment parts are misleading because official data show inflation softened to 4.9% and unemployment fell to 3.2%, not a deepening crisis. Investment indicators also rose at the all-India level, though one non-official assessment says Uttar Pradesh investment remains sluggish.
“For ten years you have made the youth unemployed. You snatched away reservations. You leaked the papers. You don't want to give government jobs.”
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Akhilesh Yadav alleged that in ten years the government made the youth unemployed, snatched away reservations, leaked examination papers, and does not want to give government jobs.
The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), run by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), shows the youth unemployment rate for ages 15-29 fell from 17.8% in 2017-18 to 10.0% in 2022-23, and was 10.2% in 2023-24. The Worker Population Ratio for youth rose from 31.4% in 2017-18 to 41.7% in 2023-24. The Press Information Bureau records that paper leaks and malpractices have occurred in various parts of the country, and Parliament passed a law to curb them.
The Periodic Labour Force Survey shows the youth unemployment rate for ages 15-29 fell from 17.8% in 2017-18 to 10.0% in 2022-23. [6]
The Worker Population Ratio for youth rose from 31.4% in 2017-18 to 41.7% in 2023-24, indicating more young people in employment. [5]
The Press Information Bureau says incidents of paper leaks and malpractices have occurred in various parts of the country, and Parliament passed a law to curb them. [9]
The claim that the government made the youth unemployed over ten years is contradicted by official PLFS data, which shows youth unemployment falling and youth employment rising. Paper leaks did occur, but the record does not show the government leaked them. No source supports the allegation that reservations were snatched away or that the government does not want to give government jobs. The claim mixes a true element with unsupported and contradicted assertions, so it is misleading.
“Numerous murders are taking place every day in the state, he said, adding that crimes against women and daughters are increasing.”
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Akhilesh Yadav said numerous murders take place every day in Uttar Pradesh and that crimes against women and girls are increasing.
thestatesman.com, 25 Sept 2026
What is actually true
65,743
crimes against women in Uttar Pradesh, NCRB data in Rajya Sabha answer, 2022
sansad.in
The National Crime Records Bureau, which publishes official crime statistics, reported in data cited in a Rajya Sabha answer of 6 August 2025 that Uttar Pradesh registered 65,743 crimes against women in 2022, up from 56,083 in 2021 but below 59,853 in 2019. NCRB 2024 data reported by media show 66,398 cases in 2024, nearly unchanged from 66,381 in 2023, while murders of women fell from 702 to 668 and dowry deaths halved.
NCRB data cited in a Rajya Sabha answer of 6 August 2025 show Uttar Pradesh registered 59,445 crimes against women in 2018, 59,853 in 2019, 49,385 in 2020, 56,083 in 2021 and 65,743 in 2022. [8]
NCRB 2024 data reported by media show 66,398 crimes against women in Uttar Pradesh in 2024, nearly unchanged from 66,381 in 2023; murders of women fell from 702 to 668 and dowry deaths halved. [2][5]
NCRB data put Uttar Pradesh's murder rate at 1.3 per lakh population, and the state ranked 24th in rape cases and 17th in overall crimes against women. [6]
Uttar Pradesh reported the highest number of crimes against women in 2023 at 66,381. [7]
The claim that crimes against women are increasing is misleading: the latest NCRB data show the total was nearly flat from 2023 to 2024 and major categories such as murders of women, dowry deaths and outrage of modesty fell. The official parliamentary data also show fluctuations rather than a steady rise. The 'numerous murders every day' part is vague and not supported; the murder rate is 1.3 per lakh and murders of women declined.
“He said that in several instances, more than 100 votes were cancelled based on a single person’s signature - far beyond the permitted limit - and that signatures of individuals who could not even write their names were allegedly forged to delete names of Muslim and Samajwadi Party voters.”
The claim is not baseless: independent reports show mass Form 7 objections by a handful of people and forged signatures, with Muslim voters heavily targeted. But the specific assertion that more than 100 votes were cancelled on a single person's signature is not supported; the documented cases are objections or applications, and in Uttar Pradesh the only reported forgery figure is 16 voters. No source establishes a permitted limit or shows that signatures of people who cannot write were forged to delete SP voters. The official record describes deletions as being made after booth-level verification under set categories.
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Akhilesh Yadav said that in several instances more than 100 votes were cancelled on the basis of a single person's signature, far beyond the permitted limit, and that signatures of people who could not write their names were forged to delete Muslim and Samajwadi Party voters during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
hindustantimes.com, 23 Sept 2026
What is actually true
In Karnataka, seven people filed 96% of the 1,373 deletion applications in Babaleshwar on one day and ten people filed 97% of the 384 applications in Bhalki, almost entirely seeking removal of Muslim names; these were objections, not confirmed cancellations. The Election Commission's SIR press note says deletions are made only after booth-level verification and fall into death, permanent shift, duplicate or untraceable categories. For Uttar Pradesh, the draft roll removed 2.8 crore names as shifted, dead and duplicate, and the specific forgery allegation reported was 16 voters in Sakaldiha whose names were deleted after allegedly forged signatures were submitted in the name of an SP MLA.
In Karnataka, seven individuals filed 96% of the 1,373 deletion applications in Babaleshwar and ten filed 97% of the 384 applications in Bhalki, nearly all targeting Muslims; these were Form 7 objections, not confirmed cancellations. [8]
In Uttarakhand, 35 people said an unknown person used their name, EPIC number and a forged signature to file Form 7 deletion requests against mostly Muslim voters. [1]
For Uttar Pradesh, the draft roll showed 2.8 crore names removed as shifted (2.1 crore), dead (46.2 lakh) and duplicate (25.4 lakh), and the reported forgery case involved 16 voters in Sakaldiha using an SP MLA's name. [4]
The Election Commission's SIR press note states deletions are carried out only after due verification by Booth Level Officers and fall under death, permanent shifting, duplicate or untraceable categories; no permitted limit on deletions per signature is specified. [9]
The claim is not baseless: independent reports show mass Form 7 objections by a handful of people and forged signatures, with Muslim voters heavily targeted. But the specific assertion that more than 100 votes were cancelled on a single person's signature is not supported; the documented cases are objections or applications, and in Uttar Pradesh the only reported forgery figure is 16 voters. No source establishes a permitted limit or shows that signatures of people who cannot write were forged to delete SP voters. The official record describes deletions as being made after booth-level verification under set categories.
How this was checked: Checked against official records