Diploma crisis in India… Opposition doesn’t believe PM Modi went to college

In India, opposition calls for the publication of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s university degree have gained momentum.

Modi, who has served as prime minister for almost 9 years and has recently been accused of increasing pressure on the opposition, announced that he left school at the age of 17 and began volunteering with a Hindu nationalist youth organization, then was to University of Delhi for university education. However, the fact that Modi has not provided evidence of his university education and the fact that his diploma has not been published despite the calls is causing controversy.

Modi’s opponents, who also said he has a master’s degree in political science from Gujarat University, accuse the prime minister of lying. The universities of Delhi and Gujarat have confirmed Modi’s graduation, but many opponents insist that proof be produced.

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Arvind Kejriwal, leader of the opposition Aam Aadmi party, which runs the state in the country’s capital New Delhi, argued that Modi had no university education, saying: “Ordinary people may not have a good education, but a prime minister who make a lot of big decisions, you have to be educated.” Opponents hung banners reading “Prime Minister Ignorant” on the streets of Delhi.

Kejriwal, who had previously asked for Modi’s diplomas to be displayed, was fined by the court. The opposition leader also reacted to the decision on Twitter, saying: “The country doesn’t even have the right to know how educated the prime minister is.”

There is no college education requirement to become Prime Minister in India, but it is an offense for a Prime Minister to lie against his oath.

Last week in the country, the former leader of the main opposition Congress Party, Rahul Gandhi, was sentenced to two years in prison on charges of “insulting Modi” and his deputy was sacked, sparking great controversy in the country. .