A day after accusing Kendrapada BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty of furnishing false information in his election affidavits about his educational qualifications, the Congress on Monday claimed that the MP’s silence on the issue proves that its allegations are true.
Addressing a Press conference here, Congress leader Nishikant Mishra stated, “We had hoped that the MP would face media with all necessary evidences. In his clarification, Anubhav avoided the main question and spoke about Kendrapada’s development. We thank him for accepting our allegations.”
Mishra said that based on information obtained through RTI, the party on Sunday had alleged that Anubhav submitted false information during the 2014 Rajya Sabha election. The MP has accepted our allegations or else he would have taken legal action, the Congress leader said.
“We will wait and see what action is being taken by the BJD against its MP on the issue as Naveenbabu always claims to believe in transparency,” he added. As per allegations, Anubhav, in his affidavit, mentioned that he completed his Bachelor of Arts from the Sobhit University of Engineering and Technology in Meerut.
But in its affidavit before the Supreme Court in 2010, the HRD Ministry had mentioned about derecognising Shobhit University. If the university was already derecognised, how Anubhav could study there, Mishra had questioned.