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Claim: PM Modi is the biggest contender for the Nobel Peace Prize – Asle Toje (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-03-15)
Evidence (2023-03-17): On Wednesday, March 15, Asle Toje, Deputy leader of the Nobel Prize Committee, praised India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and reportedly called him the biggest contender for the Nobel Peace Prize. Calling PM Modi the "most reliable face of peace in the world," Toje hailed his governance and added that India is becoming a rich and powerful country because of PM Modi’s policies. PM Narendra Modi, biggest contender for Noble Peace Prize: Asle Toje pic.twitter.com/ICBUk6rn2k — Economic Times (@EconomicTimes) March 16, 2023 [...] UPDATE: However, despite praising PM Modi and evidently being his fan, Asle Toje, on Thursday, dismissed media reports claiming he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the biggest contender for the Nobel Peace Prize. Toje’s clarification came after news reports claimed that Toje, during this visit to India, had tipped PM Modi to be the "biggest contender" for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Claim: PM Modi is the biggest contender for the Nobel Peace Prize – Asle Toje (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-03-15)
Evidence (2024-01-18): Responding to rumours around Prime Minister Narendra Modi being 'the biggest contender' for the Noble Peace Prize, Asle Toje, the Deputy Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said that it was fake news. [...] Earlier, a tweet was put out by a few media channels and a certain page called MeghUpdates, that claimed, "PM Narendra Modi is the biggest contender for the Nobel Peace Prize. He is continuously working for World peace and also has the ability to restore the World-Peace order. : Deputy leader of Nobel Prize Comittee." However, Toje, who is on a visit to India to hold a discussion on geopolitics, earlier spoke very highly of the Indian Prime Minister for reminding Russian President Vladimir Putin that "this is not the era of war" during the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Claim: PM Modi is the biggest contender for the Nobel Peace Prize – Asle Toje (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-03-15)
Evidence (2023-03-16): Asle Toje, the vice chair of Nobel Prize Committee, has lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his positive intervention in Russia-Ukraine war. [...] According to the reports, Toje said that PM Modi is the "biggest contender for the Nobel Peace Prize". "Prime Minister Modi has intervened on a positive note in the Ukraine crisis warning Russia against using nuclear weapons and I am obviously very happy to see that," Toje was quoted as saying in a Times Now report.
Claim: PM Modi is the biggest contender for the Nobel Peace Prize – Asle Toje (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-03-15)
Evidence (2023-03-16): NEW DELHI: Deputy leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Asle Toje here on Wednesday lauded Prime Minister [...] Speaking to ANI, Toje said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement that 'this is not the era of war' was an expression of hope. India has given signals that this is not how we should resolve world disputes today. [...] Giving the message of 'Peace', Toje said, "Let us join together in the cause of peace across all boundaries. The great
Claim: PM Modi is the biggest contender for the Nobel Peace Prize – Asle Toje (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-03-15)
Evidence (2023-03-16): Responding to the romours around PM Narendra Modi being a strong contender for the Nobel Prize this year, Deputy leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Asle Toje said that ‘it is completely fake’. [...] Speaking to ANI, Toje said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement that 'this is not the era of war' was an expression of hope. India has given signals that this is not how we should resolve world disputes today. PM Modi has the worth majority of the world's population behind him." [...] Toje stated that India has given a signal that world disputes should not be resolved through war and that PM Modi has the support of the majority of the world's population. He also called for all nations and countries of goodwill to find a solution to the conflict and praised India for making its point in a friendly manner without threatening anyone.
Claim: Congress Manifesto: “Will withdraw the AFSPA, reduce army presence if voted”. (Govt. of India, 2019-04-02)
Evidence (2019-04-02): The Congress Manifesto promises to amend or review the AFSPA, not withdraw it. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Claim: Congress Manifesto: “Will withdraw the AFSPA, reduce army presence if voted”. (Govt. of India, 2019-04-02)
Evidence (2019-04-03): Congress over its poll promise to amend the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) if voted to power in the general elections, defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the party is weakening confidence of the Army and district administration. [...] Amit Shah also attacked Congress for promising a review of the AFSPA in its election manifesto and accused it of attempting to demoralise armed forces personnel posted on the borders. [...] Congress, in its 54-page manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, promised to review the deployment of armed forces, move more troops to the border to stop infiltration completely, reduce the presence of the Army and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) in the Valley and entrust more responsibility with the Jammu and Kashmir police for maintaining law and order.
Claim: Congress Manifesto: “Will withdraw the AFSPA, reduce army presence if voted”. (Govt. of India, 2019-04-02)
Evidence (2019-04-02): With the country set to elect the 17th Lok Sabha, the Congress on Tuesday released its election manifesto which among other things promised a review of the AFSPA and reduction in the presence of Army and personnel of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in Valley. The Congress Manifesto on Kashmir also said a review of both the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act and the Disturbed Areas Act would be carried out, and "suitable changes will be made in the text of the laws". "Congress promises to review the deployment of armed forces, move more troops to the border to stop infiltration completely, reduce the presence of the Army and CAPFs in the Kashmir Valley, and entrust more responsibility to the J&K police for maintaining law and order," the party said in the manifesto released by Congress president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Claim: Congress Manifesto: “Will withdraw the AFSPA, reduce army presence if voted”. (Govt. of India, 2019-04-02)
Evidence (2022-01-10): The existence of neighbouring adversaries and their involvement in proxy wars in India through support to anarchists causes major concern for the nation’s integrity and unity. Such threats, which are proliferating through emerging technologies and new generations of warfare, cannot be countered by the police forces alone. The AFSPA is simply the empowerment of the military to assume the lead role in countering these trends through legislated authority to conduct operations without reference to civil administration. There are two modes by which the military comes in to support the civil authority. The first is for assistance to the local police to conduct flag marches, quell mobs and protect public property in law-and-order situations—during a reservation-based agitation, for example. [...] There appears some kind of awkward belief in civil society that the military uses its empowerment under the AFSPA to maximise violence, never realising that ‘minimum force’ is its mantra. The very unfortunate recent incident in Mon district of Nagaland, leading to the mistaken identity killing of six innocent citizens by an Army ambush and eight more after the local people responded in anger, has added to the clamour to rescind the Act. The government has taken a call to extend the AFSPA for six months in Nagaland even as a high-power committee is examining its further validity in the light of the existing situation.
Claim: Congress Manifesto: “Will withdraw the AFSPA, reduce army presence if voted”. (Govt. of India, 2019-04-02)
Evidence (2019-04-02): Home / India News / AFSPA amendment necessary to balance rights of armed forces with human rights: Congress [...] Asserting that its manifesto is completely implementable by a "competent and wise government", Congress on Tuesday said that its promise of amending the AFSPA was about striking a balance between rights of armed forces and human rights. Addressing a media briefing hours after the release of the poll manifesto, former union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said, "We will amend the law (AFSPA). We will balance the rights of security forces and human rights and would remove immunity only in three cases namely enforced disappearance, sexual violence, and torcher. I have been a Home Minister and we recognise that armed forces require a certain amount of immunity but we also realise that human rights have to be respected. We will need to balance that."
Claim: Congress Manifesto: “Will withdraw the AFSPA, reduce army presence if voted”. (Govt. of India, 2019-04-02)
Evidence (2024-03-28): Union home minister Amit Shah has indicated that the Centre would revoke AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act from J&K. In an interview to Gulistan News, Shah said the situation is normal. "We are considering revocation of AFSPA. The government has already drawn a roadmap for the withdrawal of troops and that the process will be initiated after elections," as quoted by The Hindu. [...] The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, was completely withdrawn in Meghalaya in 2018, Tripura in 2015 and Mizoram in the 1980s. The Centre’s announcement of reducing the "disturbed area" under AFSPA in the Northeast was made by Amit Shah based on the recommendations of a high-level committee set up to examine the possibility of lifting the law after the killing of 14 civilians by the Army in Nagaland’s Mon district in December 2021.
Claim: Congress Manifesto: “Will withdraw the AFSPA, reduce army presence if voted”. (Govt. of India, 2019-04-02)
Evidence (2019-04-24): Attacking Congress president Rahul Gandhi, BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday said that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will not be repealed even if another Gandhi comes after him. Congress has promised in its manifesto that it will not allow any change in Article 370 and will review the AFSPA if voted to power. "Congress in its manifesto said that they will scrap AFSPA so that cases can be filed against the Army men. Should AFSPA be repealed? I have come to tell Rahul baba it will not be repealed in your whole life and after you, even if another Gandhi comes he will also not be able to repeal it," Shah said while addressing an election rally .
Claim: Congress Manifesto: “Will withdraw the AFSPA, reduce army presence if voted”. (Govt. of India, 2019-04-02)
Evidence (2010-11-07): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah feels the Armed Forces Special Powers Act can be withdrawn from some areas in the state with a rider that the army could step in again if the situation so warranted. [...] "I think the time has come where we can start to objectively look at areas from where the AFSPA can be removed with the understanding that if there is a situation requiring the Army to intervene, we can make a temporary sort of return to that," Mr. Omar said. [...] Commenting on opposition to the withdrawal of AFSPA, the Chief Minister said, "No right-thinking person can turn around and tell you that AFSPA should be revoked in one shot. It is not possible at a point where you still have militant encounters and things like that going on.
Claim: Congress Manifesto: “Will withdraw the AFSPA, reduce army presence if voted”. (Govt. of India, 2019-04-02)
Evidence (2019-04-02): Less army presence, review of AFSPA: Here’s what Congress manifesto promises for Jammu and Kashmir The Congress has promised in its manifesto for the April-May parliamentary election that nothing will be done or allowed to change the constitutional position on Kashmir and that enforcement of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Jammu and Kashmir will be reviewed if the party is voted to power. [...] NEW DELHI: The Congress in its 2019 Lok Sabha election manifesto said that nothing will be done or allowed to change the constitutional position on Kashmir and that enforcement of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Jammu and Kashmir will be reviewed if the party is voted to power.
Claim: Congress Manifesto: “Will withdraw the AFSPA, reduce army presence if voted”. (Govt. of India, 2019-04-02)
Evidence (2024-08-31): Srinagar, Aug 31 (PTI) The National Conference will prioritise the lifting of AFSPA from Jammu and Kashmir and put an end to the "unjust harassment faced by Kashmiri youth" if it is voted to power, party vice-president Omar Abdullah said on Saturday. Abdullah had pitched for the revocation of the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in 2012 when he was chief minister of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state. [...] "The party (National Conference) reiterates its unwavering dedication to fulfilling the promises outlined in our manifesto. Once in power, the National Conference-led government will prioritise the lifting of AFSPA, putting an end to the unjust harassment faced by our youth," Abdullah said as he welcomed prominent political activists into the party.
Claim: Congress Manifesto: “Will withdraw the AFSPA, reduce army presence if voted”. (Govt. of India, 2019-04-02)
Evidence (2024-08-31): Home / Politics / NC to prioritise lifting of Afspa if voted to power in J&K: Omar Abdullah [...] The National Conference will prioritise the lifting of Afspa from Jammu and Kashmir and put an end to the "unjust harassment faced by Kashmiri youth" if it is voted to power, party vice-president Omar Abdullah said on Saturday. [...] "The party (National Conference) reiterates its unwavering dedication to fulfilling the promises outlined in our manifesto. Once in power, the National Conference-led government will prioritise the lifting of AFSPA, putting an end to the unjust harassment faced by our youth," Abdullah said as he welcomed prominent political activists into the party.
Claim: Congress Manifesto: “Will withdraw the AFSPA, reduce army presence if voted”. (Govt. of India, 2019-04-02)
Evidence (2019-04-02): The Congress has promised that it won't allow any change in constitutional position on Article 370, will review AFSPA and reduce presence of armed forces in the Kashmir Valley if it wins the Lok Sabha polls. In its manifesto 'Congress will deliver' released here about 10 days ahead of the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, the party also promised "suitable changes" in the text of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act and the Disturbed Areas Act "to balance the requirements of security and the protection of human rights". [...] "Congress promises to review the deployment of armed forces, move more troops to the border to stop infiltration completely, reduce the presence of the Army and Central Armed Police Forces in the Kashmir Valley, and entrust more responsibility to the J&K police for maintaining law and order," it said.
Claim: Congress Manifesto: “Will withdraw the AFSPA, reduce army presence if voted”. (Govt. of India, 2019-04-02)
Evidence (2022-04-08): The Indian government has repealed The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958 (AFSPA) from parts of India’s Northeast. A controversial law which gives extraordinary powers to the security forces in counterinsurgency operations, AFSPA has now been lifted from 23 districts in Assam and partially lifted from seven districts in Nagaland, six districts in Manipur, and one district in Assam. All these states had been afflicted by insurgency for the past several decades. [...] The AFSPA originated during the colonial regime in India when the government enacted a law as an ordinance in the backdrop of the Quit India Movement in 1942. After Independence, then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru decided to continue with the law owing to the insurgency in Assam and Manipur. Later, it was replaced by the Armed Forces (Assam and Manipur) Special Powers Act, 1958 in 1958.
Claim: Congress Manifesto: “Will withdraw the AFSPA, reduce army presence if voted”. (Govt. of India, 2019-04-02)
Evidence (2019-04-03): Congress' manifesto promise to amend AFSPA is effort to weaken Armed Forces: Nirmala Sitharaman [...] Nirmala Sitharaman lashed out at Congress for its 2019 general election manifesto promising to amend the AFSPA [...] New Delhi: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress for its 2019 general election manifesto promising to amend the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act – AFSPA.
Claim: Congress Manifesto: “Will withdraw the AFSPA, reduce army presence if voted”. (Govt. of India, 2019-04-02)
Evidence (2024-04-11): New Delhi (fact check by Pallavi Mishra/Sharad Prakash Asthana): As the Lok Sabha elections draw closer, screenshots of supposed breaking news alerts are going viral on social media. These images claim that the Congress, in its 2024 manifesto, has promised to uphold Article 370, remove Section 124A, abolish the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), reduce the number of Army-CRPF personnel in Kashmir and make changes to Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA). [...] The screenshots shared within the post allege that the Congress, in its 2024 manifesto, has promised not to uphold Article 370, remove section 124A of treason, abolish the CAA, reduce the presence of army in Kashmir, and make changes in AFSPA. To start our investigation, we searched Congress’s 2024 manifesto. Nowhere in the entire manifesto is Article 370, Section 124A, CAA, AFSPA, or reducing the army in Kashmir is mentioned. However, this manifesto emphasises granting Jammu and Kashmir full state status.
Claim: Congress Manifesto: “Will withdraw the AFSPA, reduce army presence if voted”. (Govt. of India, 2019-04-02)
Evidence (2019-04-17): The Congress manifesto has promised "to review the deployment of armed forces, move more troops to the border to stop infiltration completely, reduce the presence of the Army and CAPFs [Indian paramilitary forces called Central Armed Police Forces] in the Kashmir Valley, and entrust more responsibility to the J&K police for maintaining law and order." [...] The Congress manifesto states, "The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act and the Disturbed Areas Act in J&K will be reviewed." This act, popularly known as AFSPA, has become a beating stick for the security forces. People assume that AFSPA allows security forces to get away with murder. The reality is that AFSPA is simply an act that allows the army to arrest, open fire in self-defense and carry out search operations without reference to the civil authorities. [...] In addition to the AFSPA point in the manifesto, veteran Congress politician P. Chidambaram has talked of amending AFSPA by "balancing the rights of security forces, as well as human rights and remove immunity only in three cases, enforced disappearance, sexual violence, and torture."
Claim: Congress Manifesto: “Will withdraw the AFSPA, reduce army presence if voted”. (Govt. of India, 2019-04-02)
Evidence (2024-10-05): Amnesty International accused security forces of exploiting the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that enables them to "hold prisoners without trial". The group argues that the law, which allows security to detain individuals for as many as two years "without presenting charges, violating prisoners' human rights".[111] The Army sources maintain that "any move to revoke AFSPA in Jammu and Kashmir would be detrimental to the security of the Valley and would provide a boost to the terrorists."[112] [...] - ^ "Army opposes Omar's plans to revoke AFSPA: Report". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017. [...] - ^ "96% complaints against army rejected by GoI under 'colonial' AFSPA: Amnesty". Kashmir Reader. 3 September 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
Claim: Congress Manifesto: “Will withdraw the AFSPA, reduce army presence if voted”. (Govt. of India, 2019-04-02)
Evidence (2024-04-07): - Repeal the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), National Security Act (NSA) and the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). [...] - Withdrawal of AFSPA, except in border areas.
Claim: Congress Manifesto: “Will withdraw the AFSPA, reduce army presence if voted”. (Govt. of India, 2019-04-02)
Evidence (2010-12-01): The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) remained in effect in Nagaland, Manipur, Assam, and parts of Tripura, and a version of the law was in effect in Jammu and Kashmir. Under the AFSPA the government can declare any state or union territory a ``disturbed area,'' a declaration that allows security forces to fire on any person to ``maintain law and order'' and to arrest any person ``against whom reasonable suspicion exists'' without informing the detainee of the grounds for arrest. The law also gives security forces immunity from prosecution for acts committed under the AFSPA. There were no records available of acts committed under the AFSPA. On September 3, the Jammu and Kashmir government claimed that only the central government had the authority to revoke the AFSPA. The state's minister for law and parliamentary affairs declared that the state government could only ``recommend'' the law's repeal.
Claim: Congress Manifesto: “Will withdraw the AFSPA, reduce army presence if voted”. (Govt. of India, 2019-04-02)
Evidence (2020-12-17): The decision by civilian authorities to bring in the armed forces to address the political issues was based on an apparent trust between the institutions, without any signs of rivalry. The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) of 1958 reflects an aspect of this relationship that allows the forces to influence governing decisions. The act provides the military with legal protections and special powers to control, search, and seize in implementing their role as aid to civilian authorities in disturbed areas. Keeping the forces outside the jurisdiction of the National Human Rights Commission set up in 1993 is driven by similar imperatives. The state seeks to provide the forces with constitutional protections, giving itself and the forces legitimacy of the public opinion that seeks legal reasoning for coercive action.
Claim: Congress Manifesto: “Will withdraw the AFSPA, reduce army presence if voted”. (Govt. of India, 2019-04-02)
Evidence (2024-08-01): Indian Congress party release manifesto ahead of national election, 5 April 2024 [...] AFSPA extended in India’s Manipur as protests continue over students’ killing incident, 1 October 2023
Claim: Congress Manifesto: “Will withdraw the AFSPA, reduce army presence if voted”. (Govt. of India, 2019-04-02)
Evidence (2019-04-02): The Congress should know enough about AFSPA and with what urgency it was drafted and passed on 4 July, 1990. Since then, the situation has undergone drastic changes in terms of nature of threats and operations. Tremendous experience has been gained from the thousands of contingencies faced. The Congress manifesto under discussion on television came across as a drastic step to remove AFSPA. Later, the party spokespersons clarified that a review of AFSPA would be considered in consultation with the army, although its emphasis of review appeared to be in relation only to human rights. The use of the sentence — "review to balance the requirements of security and the protection of human rights" — appears to make a case for both. If the party has understood the predicament of servicemen under prosecution for doing their duties and the challenge of registering FIRs against soldiers while FIRs against stone-pelters are quashed, then one can only compliment it; not otherwise.