People voted for PM Modi's charisma, not degree: Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar
The Hindu
Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar has credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s charisma for the BJP’s victory in 2014 and said inflation and jobs for the youth are more important issues in the country than the PM’s academic degree.
Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar has credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's charisma for the BJP's victory in 2014 and said inflation and jobs for the youth are more important issues in the country than the PM's academic degree.
Mr. Pawar's comments were at variance from ally Shiv Sena (UBT), whose leader Sanjay Raut had said PM Modi should come forward to inform about his academic qualification and that his degree should be displayed at the entrance of the Parliament building.
Asked about the Opposition raising the issue of the PM's educational qualification, Mr. Pawar on April 3 told reporters, “In 2014 (general election), did people vote for him [Mr.Modi] by looking at his degree? In 2014, he created a charisma, which the BJP did not have, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. The entire credit for the same should be given to Narendra Modi saheb."
Notably, the Gujarat High Court last week set aside an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) asking the Gujarat University to provide information on PM Modi's degree to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Allowing the Gujarat University's appeal against the CIC order, Justice Biren Vaishnav also imposed a cost of ₹25,000 on Mr. Kejriwal.
Mr. Pawar said, “What is there about the degree? So far, in our democracy, the majority in Parliament is considered to be important. Whoever has the majority in the 543 seats (in the Lok Sabha) becomes the chief. Similarly in our State, whoever gets 145-146 Assembly seats (out of the total 288) becomes the Chief Minister."
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