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Political storm rages on over Modi's degrees

BJP releases certificates, AAP calls them fake

The Indian Express
The political firestorm over Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational qualifications intensified yesterday with the BJP producing what it said were copies of his graduate and post-graduate degrees, and Arvind Kejriwal’s party describing them as "forged”.
The latest war of words over the issue was triggered by BJP president Amit Shah and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who said at a press conference that AAP leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had lowered the level of public discourse by spreading "lies" and committing "the sin of defaming the country".
They also released copies of Modi's bachelor's and master's degrees from Delhi University and Gujarat University, respectively. "The politics of adventurism is being treated as a substitute for governance," said Jaitley.
In response, Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh alleged that the documents produced by Shah and Jaitley were "forged" and that they contained "glaring discrepancies", including in name and year of issue.
When contacted by The Indian Express, Delhi University Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Tyagi said, “It is the RTI cell which looks into these matters, and they would would have the information." DU Chief Public Information Officer (CPIO) Meenakshi Sahai did not respond to calls and texts.
"Arvind Kejriwal has been spreading lies about the Prime Minister's credentials. He has committed the sin of defaming the country. It is very unfortunate that we have to hold a press conference about the Prime Minister's educational qualifications. When you do not have any proof, how can you spread allegations? He should apologise to the entire nation," said BJP chief Shah.
Defending Modi, Jaitley said Modi had appeared for the Delhi University examinations during 1977-78, adding that at the time he was not known to many. "I knew this because I was a student union leader in Delhi University then.. .These allegations are coming from a party several of whose leaders are being prosecuted for fake degrees,” said Jaitley.
But AAP leader Ashutosh said Shah, Jaitley and Modi should apologise "for this forgery".
"Nakai ke liye akal zaroorat hai (one needs brains to copy).The BA marksheet is dated 1978 while the degree is of the year 1979. His name in the BA marksheet is Narendra Kumar Damodardas Modi while in the master's degree, it is Narendra Damoderdas Modi... His MA degree says he had done his post-graduation in 'enture political science'. Is that even possible? There are a lot of glaring discrepancies in his degrees. We have proved that the degrees are forged. Amit Shah, Arun Jaitley and Modi should apologise for this forgery, which is a crime," said Ashutosh.