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All speakersRahul Gandhi155Akhilesh Yadav54Arvind Kejriwal17Dhruv Rathee22Cockroach Janta Party12Abhijeet Dipke23Saurav Das9Indian National Congress18Aam Aadmi Party12Samajwadi Party20
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All topicsEducation15repolls in Bihar Assembly election 2025, PIB6lithium ore inferred resource, GSI, J&K5terror camps targeted in Operation Sindoor, MEA5students in central university hostels, Lok Sabha answer, 27 July 20264attached from main accused in UP paper-leak case, ED, June 20243Employment3Ministry of Education budget 2026-27, Press Information Bureau3net reduction in Bihar electoral roll after SIR, ECI PIB, 30 Sep 20253Air travel2
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All placesUttarakhand13Uttar Pradesh12Maharashtra11Rajasthan4

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  • Not trueRahul Gandhi1 Oct 2026

    “He claims the economy is dead, when we have the fastest-growing economy in the world at 7.8%”

    7.8%, 7.8%

    What the evidence shows

    What they said

    7.8%

    Rahul Gandhi claims India's economy is dead, a claim cited by BJP leader Rajeev Chandrashekhar in October 2026.

    hindustantimes.com, 1 Oct 2026

    What is actually true

    7.8%

    real GDP growth, Q1 FY27, PIB, Sep 2026

    static.pib.gov.in

    The Press Information Bureau (PIB), the government's official information office, said on 1 September 2026 that India's real GDP growth accelerated to 7.8% in the first quarter of 2026-27, with real GVA rising 8.2%.

    • The Press Information Bureau said on 1 September 2026 that India's real GDP growth accelerated to 7.8% in Q1 of 2026-27, with real GVA rising 8.2%. [3][4]

    [3] India’s GDP Performance — static.pib.gov.in[4] India’s GDP Performance - Press Information Bureau — pib.gov.in

    The official GDP figure directly contradicts the description of the economy as dead. The 7.8% is a quarterly figure, not an annual one, and the PIB note does not say India is the fastest-growing economy in the world; that part is not supported by the retrieved record.

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