Narendra Modi government giving free recharge of Rs 239 for 28 days
The fact-checking wing of the Public Information Bureau (PIB), the centre’s nodal agency, has issued a clarification related to a message claiming that the central government is offering a free mobile recharge of Rs 239, which is valid for 28 days, to all users.
As per the bureau, the message was circulated via WhatsApp. The message claimed that a user can get free recharge by clicking on the “blue link.” A viral message is doing the rounds in the social media that claims that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is giving free recharge of Rs 239 for 28 days to all Indian users.
The viral message further says that the Modi government is giving the free recharge ahead of 2024 election so that more people vote for the BJP government. It further says that such people would have to register themselves on a particular link in order to avail of the scheme.
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It adds that peope can also access the link via their mobile and add their name for availing the offer. Busting the fake message, PIB Fact Check has said that the above claim is fake. It added that this free recharge scheme is not being run by the Government of India. PIB further added that this is an attempt by fraudsters with intent to commit deceit.
In a tweet, the bureau said, “A WhatsApp message claims that the central government is offering all users a recharge of Rs 239 for 28 days under the ‘Free Mobile Recharge Scheme’”. The PIB Fact-Check team added, “This claim is fake. No such announcement has been made by the Government of India”.
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