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Last discovery run: 15 Oct 2026, 13:26 IST, via rss+tavily, 27 official series retrieved
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MisleadingRahul Gandhichecked 12 Oct 2026
“Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday (Jul 17) launched a sharp attack on the Centre over repeated examination paper leaks, alleging that India’s education system has reached a stage where leaked question papers are being sold at fixed prices and advanced technology is being misused to manipulate recruitment and entrance exams.”
₹40 lakh for NEET UG 2026, ₹15 lakh for IIT-JEE 2021, ₹1.02 crore
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₹40 lakh for NEET UG 2026, ₹15 lakh for IIT-JEE 2021
Rahul Gandhi alleged that India’s education system has reached a stage where leaked question papers are being sold at fixed prices and advanced technology is being misused to manipulate recruitment and entrance exams.
wionews.com, checked 12 Oct 2026
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₹1.02 crore
attached from main accused in UP paper-leak case, ED, June 2024
enforcementdirectorate.gov.in
The Enforcement Directorate, which investigates financial crimes, said in a June 2024 press release that its investigation found question papers for the UP Police Constable Recruitment Examination-2023 and the UPPSC RO/ARO Exam-2023 were leaked and provided to aspirants for money before the exam date, and it attached ₹1.02 crore belonging to the main accused [7]. The government itself told Parliament that paper leaks and malpractices have occurred across the country, and the Lok Sabha passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 to curb them [8]. No official record in the retrieved sources states the fixed prices Gandhi listed or confirms that advanced technology is being misused.
The Enforcement Directorate's June 2024 press release says its investigation found question papers for the UP Police Constable Recruitment Examination-2023 and the UPPSC RO/ARO Exam-2023 were leaked and provided to aspirants for money before the exam date, and ₹1.02 crore belonging to the main accused was attached [7]. [7]
The government told the Lok Sabha that paper leaks and malpractices have occurred in various parts of the country, and Parliament passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 to curb them [8]. [8]
The fixed prices Rahul Gandhi cited — ₹40 lakh for NEET UG 2026, ₹15 lakh for IIT-JEE 2021, ₹10 lakh for Bihar Teacher Recruitment 2024 — come from a chart he displayed, not from any official record [3]. [3]
A Times Now investigation found that papers being sold on Telegram as leaked NEET 2026 papers were fake and the channels demanding money were scams [6]. [6]
The general phenomenon Gandhi describes is real: the Enforcement Directorate's own investigation found leaked question papers were provided to aspirants for money in specific Uttar Pradesh exams, and the government has acknowledged leaks across the country. But the specific 'fixed prices' he listed and the claim that advanced technology is being misused are not confirmed by any official record — the prices come only from his own chart. One investigation into online paper sales found the papers being hawked were fake, which is context that changes how the fixed-price claim reads.
“Education's share in the Union budget has rapidly fallen in last 10 years.”
The claim that education's share of the Union Budget has fallen is supported by an independent analysis showing a decline from 4.6% to 2.5%, but the official Union Budget documents that would state this share are not among the retrieved sources. The PIB releases only provide absolute allocation figures, which have increased year on year, so they do not directly address the share. Because no official document confirms the specific trend, the claim is rated MISSING_CONTEXT rather than ACCURATE.
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Rahul Gandhi said education's share in the Union budget has rapidly fallen over the last 10 years.
freepressjournal.in, checked 12 Oct 2026
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The PIB press release for Budget 2025-26 states the Ministry of Education's total allocation was ₹1,28,650 crore, a 6.22% increase over BE 2024-25, and the 2026-27 release states ₹1,39,289.48 crore, an 8.27% increase. These official figures show absolute increases but do not state education's share of the Union Budget. An independent analysis by econiti.org reports the share fell from 4.6% in 2013-14 to 2.5% in 2025-26.
The Ministry of Education's allocation in the 2025-26 Union Budget was ₹1,28,650 crore, a 6.22% increase over the budget estimate for 2024-25, according to a PIB press release. [3]
The 2026-27 allocation is ₹1,39,289.48 crore, an 8.27% increase over BE 2025-26, according to a PIB press release. [7]
An econiti.org analysis says education's share of the Union Budget fell from 4.6% in 2013-14 to 2.5% in 2025-26, halving in relative terms across 12 years. [1]
The claim that education's share of the Union Budget has fallen is supported by an independent analysis showing a decline from 4.6% to 2.5%, but the official Union Budget documents that would state this share are not among the retrieved sources. The PIB releases only provide absolute allocation figures, which have increased year on year, so they do not directly address the share. Because no official document confirms the specific trend, the claim is rated MISSING_CONTEXT rather than ACCURATE.
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MisleadingRahul Gandhichecked 12 Oct 2026
“"The BJP government gave a Bharat Ratna to (MS) Swaminathan but is not ready to do what he worked his entire life for. Swaminathan ji in his report said farmers should have the legal right on MSP. The BJP government is unable to give this," said Rahul Gandhi.”
The Bharat Ratna part is confirmed by the official PIB announcement. But the claim that Swaminathan's report recommended a legal right on MSP is not established by any official document in the retrieved record; the report itself is absent. Media reporting adds that the Congress promised legal MSP and that the UPA government had not accepted the Swaminathan Commission recommendations in 2010, context the claim omits. So the claim is not fully accurate and leaves out that context.
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Rahul Gandhi said the BJP government gave a Bharat Ratna to MS Swaminathan but is not ready to do what he worked his entire life for, and is unable to give farmers the legal right on MSP that Swaminathan's report recommended.
indiatoday.in, checked 12 Oct 2026
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A Press Information Bureau release of 9 February 2024 says the Government of India conferred the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award, on Dr M.S. Swaminathan [5][6]. The retrieved record contains no Swaminathan Commission report or official document stating that the report recommended a legal right on MSP. Media reporting says the Congress promised a legal MSP guarantee 'as per the Swaminathan Commission' and that the UPA government had not accepted the recommendations in 2010 [8].
The Press Information Bureau announced on 9 February 2024 that the Government of India was conferring the Bharat Ratna on Dr M.S. Swaminathan. [5][6]
Hindustan Times reported that the Congress promised a legal MSP guarantee 'as per the Swaminathan Commission' and that the UPA government had not accepted the recommendations in 2010. [8]
The PIB announcement does not mention any legal right on MSP. [5][6]
The Bharat Ratna part is confirmed by the official PIB announcement. But the claim that Swaminathan's report recommended a legal right on MSP is not established by any official document in the retrieved record; the report itself is absent. Media reporting adds that the Congress promised legal MSP and that the UPA government had not accepted the Swaminathan Commission recommendations in 2010, context the claim omits. So the claim is not fully accurate and leaves out that context.
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MisleadingRahul Gandhichecked 1 Oct 2026
“In a post on social media platform X, Rahul Gandhi said while Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar "will go", the ...”
727 voters
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Rahul Gandhi, in a post on social media platform X, flagged 727 voter exclusions in Delhi and said Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar "will go".
ndtv.com, checked 1 Oct 2026
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The Election Commission of India, which runs elections, said in a 20 March 2025 press note that any addition or deletion to the draft electoral roll is governed by claims and objections under the Representation of the People Act, 1950. Reporting of the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer's figures says 47.7 lakh of Delhi's 1.45 crore electors were excluded from the draft roll after the Special Intensive Revision, and eligible voters can file Form 6 by 30 September; the final roll is due on 4 November.
The Election Commission of India's 20 March 2025 press note says inclusions and deletions to the draft electoral roll are governed by the claims and objections process under the Representation of the People Act, 1950. [9]
Reporting of the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer's figures says 47.7 lakh of Delhi's 1.45 crore electors were excluded from the draft roll after the Special Intensive Revision, and eligible voters can file Form 6 by 30 September. [7]
News reports say Rahul Gandhi alleged 727 or 728 voters were deleted from Delhi's Bela Estate after the Special Intensive Revision. [1][2]
Separate reporting on the electoral records put the earlier number of registered voters at the Bela Estate polling part at 729, of whom 728 were excluded, leaving one voter, a discrepancy with the figures cited by Gandhi. [4]
The official record confirms that Delhi's draft electoral roll excluded a large number of electors after the Special Intensive Revision, so the broad claim of voter exclusions is not baseless. But the specific 727 figure is not confirmed: reporting on the electoral records says 728 of 729 voters were excluded at Bela Estate, not 727 of 728. The poll body also says the draft roll is not final and eligible voters can be added through Form 6, which changes how the exclusions read. The 'will go' statement is a prediction, not a factual claim that can be checked.
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MisleadingRahul Gandhichecked 30 Sept 2026
““Having a house or not has no connection to the right to vote. These people have been living here for decades. They have already voted in the 2024 Lok Sabha election and the 2025 Delhi election,””
The claim that the residents lived there for decades and voted in the 2024 Lok Sabha and 2025 Delhi elections is not confirmed by the official record. What the record shows is that they were on the electoral roll at Bela Estate and were then removed from the draft roll in the Special Intensive Revision. The Election Commission's stated reason was demolished homes, and the process has legal safeguards. The claim leaves out the Election Commission's action and the reason it gave.
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Rahul Gandhi said that not having a house has no connection to the right to vote, and that the Bela Estate JJ cluster residents have lived there for decades and have already voted in the 2024 Lok Sabha election and the 2025 Delhi election.
thehindu.com, checked 30 Sept 2026
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The Election Commission's press note of 25 July 2026 on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) says the exercise is meant to make electoral rolls accurate and free of ineligible or duplicate entries while ensuring no eligible elector is left out, with safeguards such as door-to-door visits, recorded reasons for deletion, claims and objections, and appeals. It also records that the Supreme Court upheld the SIR process on 27 May 2026. News reports on Bela Estate say 728 of the 729 voters at the cluster's polling part were dropped from the draft roll, and the Election Commission linked the deletions to demolished homes.
The Election Commission's SIR press note says the revision is being done with safeguards so that no eligible elector is left out. [5]
The Supreme Court held on 27 May 2026 that the SIR exercise is within the Election Commission's statutory mandate. [5]
News reports say 728 of 729 voters at Bela Estate were dropped from the draft roll, leaving only one voter. [1][2]
The Election Commission linked the Bela Estate deletions to demolished homes, according to the report. [2]
The Election Commission's 2024 Lok Sabha data is aggregate and does not show whether Bela Estate residents voted. [3]
The claim that the residents lived there for decades and voted in the 2024 Lok Sabha and 2025 Delhi elections is not confirmed by the official record. What the record shows is that they were on the electoral roll at Bela Estate and were then removed from the draft roll in the Special Intensive Revision. The Election Commission's stated reason was demolished homes, and the process has legal safeguards. The claim leaves out the Election Commission's action and the reason it gave.
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MisleadingRahul Gandhichecked 30 Sept 2026
“He tweeted the video with a Hindi post where he wrote that 728 people live in the region and that after the SIR, only one name remains on the voter list while the other 727 names have been struck off.”
728 people live in Bela Estate; only one name remains, 727 s
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Rahul Gandhi said in a Hindi post that 728 people live in Bela Estate, Delhi, and that after the SIR only one name remains on the voter list while the other 727 names have been struck off.
indiatoday.in, checked 30 Sept 2026
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The Election Commission's press note of 25 July 2026 says the Special Intensive Revision in Delhi is being carried out with safeguards and that deletions are made only for death, permanent shifting, duplicate entries or untraceable electors. ThePrint reports that the polling station covering Bela Estate had 909 voters in January 2025 and 729 in August 2026, and that two named Bela Estate residents were listed as 'permanently shifted' in the Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi's ASDD list and have submitted Form 6 for re-registration.
The Election Commission's 25 July 2026 press note says SIR deletions are made only after verification for death, permanent shifting of residence, duplicate entries or untraceable electors, and that affected voters can file claims and objections. [6][8]
ThePrint reported that the polling station covering Bela Estate had 909 voters in January 2025 and 729 voters in August 2026, not one, though the JJ cluster of Bela Estate was left with one voter. [4]
ThePrint also reported that two named Bela Estate residents were listed as 'permanently shifted' in the Chief Electoral Officer Delhi's ASDD list and have submitted Form 6 for registration as new voters. [4]
The core event is corroborated in reporting, but Rahul Gandhi's numbers are not confirmed in any Election Commission document in the record. The fuller picture shows a polling station with 729 voters, not a single name, and election officials explaining the deletions through the ASDD list as 'permanently shifted', with residents able to file Form 6. That context changes how the 'only one name remains' claim reads.
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MisleadingRahul Gandhichecked 30 Sept 2026
“This government is deaf to your pain and will only listen when it's under pressure”
The statement is a political judgement about the government's motives, not a measurable factual claim. The official record shows both sides: crimes against women have increased and systemic problems remain, but the government has also created many schemes and laws. The think-tank source supports the view that reform slows when public pressure fades, but no official finding states that the government is deaf to women's pain or acts only under pressure. The claim omits existing measures, so it needs that context.
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Rahul Gandhi said the government is deaf to people's pain over crimes against women and will only listen when it is under public pressure.
newindianexpress.com, checked 30 Sept 2026
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National Crime Records Bureau figures tabled in a Rajya Sabha answer on 23 July 2025 show registered crimes against women rose from 3,78,236 in 2018 to 4,45,256 in 2022. A parliamentary standing committee reported in March 2021 that such crimes are often not registered at police stations and conviction rates are low. At the same time, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has listed many responses: One Stop Centres, Women Helpline 181, emergency number 112, fast-track courts and laws such as the 2013 workplace sexual harassment Act.
National Crime Records Bureau data tabled in Rajya Sabha show crimes against women registered in India rose from 3,78,236 in 2018 to 4,45,256 in 2022. [4]
A parliamentary standing committee noted in 2021 that crimes against women and children are often not registered at police stations and the conviction rate is low. [7]
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has documented measures including One Stop Centres, Women Helpline 181, the 112 emergency system, fast-track courts and legislation such as the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act and the 2013 workplace sexual harassment law. [4][5][6]
A policy analysis says institutional reform on women's safety loses urgency once public attention fades, which partly supports the idea that public pressure drives action. [2]
The statement is a political judgement about the government's motives, not a measurable factual claim. The official record shows both sides: crimes against women have increased and systemic problems remain, but the government has also created many schemes and laws. The think-tank source supports the view that reform slows when public pressure fades, but no official finding states that the government is deaf to women's pain or acts only under pressure. The claim omits existing measures, so it needs that context.
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MisleadingRahul Gandhichecked 30 Sept 2026
““728 people live in Bela Estate along the Yamuna. After SIR, only one name remained on the voter list, the other 727 names were deleted,” Gandhi said.”
The arithmetic in the claim matches what reports and the Election Commission's explanation describe. But saying the names were deleted without noting that this is a draft roll, that the removals are attributed to demolished homes, and that affected voters can still be added back through claims and objections leaves out context that changes how the deletion appears. The claim is therefore accurate only up to a point, not as a complete account.
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Rahul Gandhi said that 728 people live in Bela Estate along the Yamuna and that after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), only one name remained on the voter list, with the other 727 names deleted.
freepressjournal.in, checked 30 Sept 2026
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News reports and the Election Commission's explanation say that only one name remained on the draft electoral roll at Bela Estate's polling station after the Special Intensive Revision, with nearly 99.8% of names removed. The Election Commission says the removals followed demolition of homes in the area, and that eligible voters can seek inclusion during the claims and objections period. The Supreme Court has also said that deletions under the Special Intensive Revision were not contrary to the prescribed procedure.
News reports state that after the Special Intensive Revision at Bela Estate, only one of 728 voters remained on the draft electoral roll, with 727 names removed. [1][6]
The Election Commission said the names were removed because homes in the area had been demolished, and that eligible voters can seek inclusion during the claims and objections period. [1][3]
This is a draft electoral roll, not a final roll; the Election Commission's process provides for claims and objections and for restoration of valid names before finalisation. [10]
The Supreme Court has held that deletions under the Special Intensive Revision were not contrary to the procedure prescribed under the election rules. [12]
The arithmetic in the claim matches what reports and the Election Commission's explanation describe. But saying the names were deleted without noting that this is a draft roll, that the removals are attributed to demolished homes, and that affected voters can still be added back through claims and objections leaves out context that changes how the deletion appears. The claim is therefore accurate only up to a point, not as a complete account.
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