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This Article is From Apr 29, 2016

After Arvind Kejriwal's Barbs On Degrees, PM Modi's Office Asked For Info

PM Modi had declared while contesting the 2014 national election that he has a BA degree from the Delhi University and a Master's from the Gujarat University.

New Delhi:

Arvind Kejriwal's letter demanding details of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's education has become a formal RTI query to which the Information Commission has asked for a response.

The PM's office has been asked for details like his roll number so that the Delhi University and Gujarat University can dig out information about his degree for Mr Kejriwal.

The Delhi Chief Minister had written an acerbic letter to Information Commissioner M Sridhar Acharyulu yesterday accusing him of covering up the PM's educational qualifications.

That letter is being treated as an RTI query as "it is appropriate to disclose information when asked for by a Chief Minister," says the Commission, which recently rejected a similar query.

Mr Kejriwal tweeted this evening:

 

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