Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said media reports claiming Delhi University has blocked an RTI query seeking details of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BA degree “deepen the mystery” surrounding his educational qualifications.
He contended DU “cannot reject” information sought under the Right To Information Act by a city-based lawyer and the university should write to the Prime Minister to seek his permission for releasing the documents.
“This deepens the mystery around PM’s degree. If DU feels that it is private info then under RTI Act, DU shud write to PM n seek his permission. DU can’t reject (sic),” he tweeted.
He recalled BJP chief Amit Shah and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had defended Modi when the controversy erupted over his alleged fake degrees, saying the documents were “genuine and anyone could take it from DU”.