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Last discovery run: 15 Oct 2026, 13:26 IST, via rss+tavily, 27 official series retrieved
Part of it is true, but the way it was said gives a wrong picture.
MisleadingArvind Kejriwalchecked 1 Oct 2026
“The AAP chief also highlighted past achievements, stating that when his government was in power in Delhi, they had installed 262,000 CCTV cameras and 280,000 streetlights.”
262,000 CCTV cameras and 280,000 streetlights, 3,81,107
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262,000 CCTV cameras and 280,000 streetlights
Arvind Kejriwal stated that when his (AAP) government was in power in Delhi, it had installed 262,000 CCTV cameras and 280,000 streetlights.
thenewsmill.com, checked 1 Oct 2026
What is actually true
3,81,107
LED streetlights installed in Delhi under SLNP, PIB, Dec 2023
pib.gov.in
A Press Information Bureau release of 15 December 2023 from the Ministry of Power says that under the Street Lighting National Programme, Energy Efficiency Services Limited, a central public-sector joint venture, installed 3,81,107 LED streetlights in Delhi. Media reports citing official data say Delhi has 2,74,389 CCTV cameras installed by the Public Works Department, and the Delhi government planned an audit of more than 260,000 CCTV cameras installed by PWD during the previous AAP regime.
A Press Information Bureau release of 15 December 2023 from the Ministry of Power says that under the Street Lighting National Programme, Energy Efficiency Services Limited, a central public-sector joint venture, installed 3,81,107 LED streetlights in Delhi. [4]
Media reports citing official data say Delhi has 2,74,389 CCTV cameras installed by the Public Works Department, and the Delhi government planned an audit of more than 260,000 CCTV cameras installed by PWD during the previous AAP regime. [2][7]
The official record on Delhi streetlights attributes the 3,81,107 LED streetlights to EESL under the central Street Lighting National Programme, not to the AAP government. [4]
The CCTV part is close to the record: media reports citing official data put Delhi's PWD-installed cameras at 2,74,389, and the Delhi government planned an audit of more than 260,000 cameras installed during the AAP period. But the streetlight part is not supported: the official PIB record says 3,81,107 LED streetlights in Delhi were installed by EESL under the central Street Lighting National Programme, not by the AAP government. So the claim presents a central programme's work as the AAP government's achievement.
“He claimed that the same policy was currently being implemented in Punjab and that the state's excise revenue had increased from around Rs 5,000 crore to Rs 12,000 crore.”
around Rs 5,000 crore to Rs 12,000 crore, ₹12,800 crore
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around Rs 5,000 crore to Rs 12,000 crore
Arvind Kejriwal claimed that the Delhi excise policy's auction system is now being implemented in Punjab and that Punjab's excise revenue increased from around Rs 5,000 crore to Rs 12,000 crore.
pratidintime.com, checked 1 Oct 2026
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₹12,800 crore
Punjab excise revenue target for 2026-27, DIPR Punjab
ipr.punjab.gov.in
Punjab's Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said in an official state government release that after the 2022-23 policy the state's excise revenue jumped to ₹8,428 crore and the 2026-27 target is ₹12,800 crore [1]. He put the 2021-22 figure at ₹6,255 crore [5]. The Hindu reported actual 2025-26 collections of ₹11,782 crore [4].
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said excise revenue was ₹6,255 crore in 2021-22 under the previous Congress government. [5]
The official DIPR Punjab release says revenue jumped to ₹8,428 crore in 2022-23 and sets a ₹12,800 crore target for 2026-27. [1]
The Hindu reported that Punjab's excise department closed 2025-26 with ₹11,782 crore, nearly double the ₹6,254.84 crore of four years earlier. [4]
The official Punjab government release describes a 'robust policy framework' introduced in 2022-23 but does not state that it is the same as Delhi's excise policy. [1]
The revenue increase is real, but the starting point is wrong. Kejriwal said 'around Rs 5,000 crore'; the official record puts the 2021-22 base at ₹6,255 crore, about 25% higher. The current figure is roughly in line with actual ₹11,782 crore or the ₹12,800 crore target. The claim that Punjab is implementing the same policy as Delhi is not established by the official sources, which describe Punjab's own policy.
““The entire SIR process, through which over 13 crore names were deleted, is illegal; the SIR process must be scrapped.”
The 13-crore number is supported by reporting, but it is a draft-roll count, not proof that 13 crore voters were permanently removed. The Election Commission's published procedure and Bihar's final roll data include verification, appeals and restoration, so a blanket claim that the whole process is illegal leaves out that context. The demand to scrap SIR is a political position, not a factual finding.
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AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal said that over 13 crore names were deleted through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, called that process illegal and demanded it be scrapped.
thenewsmill.com, checked 30 Sept 2026
What is actually true
Media reports say more than 13 crore names were struck off draft voter rolls across 30 states and union territories during the Special Intensive Revision, a voter-list clean-up. The Election Commission's press note describes the exercise as a phased statutory process with house-to-house verification, a draft roll, claims and objections, appeals, and restoration where a valid objection is raised. Bihar's published final SIR data shows 65 lakh names removed from the draft list but 21.53 lakh eligible electors added, leaving about 7.42 crore in the final list.
Media reports record that more than 13 crore names were struck off draft electoral rolls across 30 states and union territories during the SIR exercise. [2][5][6]
The Election Commission's press note describes SIR as a phased statutory revision with house-to-house verification, publication of a draft roll, claims and objections, appeals to the District Magistrate and Chief Electoral Officer, and restoration where a grievance is found valid. [7][9]
Bihar's published final SIR data shows 65 lakh names removed from the draft list, 21.53 lakh eligible electors added, and a final roll of about 7.42 crore, showing draft removals are not the same as final deletions. [4]
A Parliament answer from the Ministry of Law and Justice refers to a Supreme Court judgment dated 27 May 2026 in the SIR case and states that grievances found valid are restored before the roll is finalised. [10]
The 13-crore number is supported by reporting, but it is a draft-roll count, not proof that 13 crore voters were permanently removed. The Election Commission's published procedure and Bihar's final roll data include verification, appeals and restoration, so a blanket claim that the whole process is illegal leaves out that context. The demand to scrap SIR is a political position, not a factual finding.
How this was checked: Checked against official records