Opposition NCP on Thursday alleged that Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde, who was recently embroiled in a row over his “engineering degree”, had not even cleared Class 12 and he had used a proxy candidate to clear Class 10 exam, charges which the Minister refuted.
Addressing a press conference here, NCP spokesman Nawab Malik said, “Maharashtra could witness a scam more serious than Vyapam if Tawde continues as Minister.
“CETs are held for medical and engineering courses in the state, like Vyapam’s exams in Madhya Pradesh. <g data-gr-id="22">Tawde</g> heads the medical and technical education portfolio. Mumbai University and Pune university are <g data-gr-id="21">renowned</g> world over, and if a Minister like <g data-gr-id="24">Tawde</g> is at the helm, the situation could be worse,” Malik said.
The NCP leader claimed that despite the revelation that Tawde had obtained engineering degree from “a fake” university which was not authorised, he continues to cite BE (Electronics) as his educational qualification. “<g data-gr-id="20">Tawde</g> hasn’t even passed Class 12. I have evidence. A dummy candidate wrote his Class 10,” Malik alleged, demanding an ACB inquiry into Tawde’s educational qualifications.
Malik, who was Higher and Technical Education Minister in 2004, said some students had approached him for admission to <g data-gr-id="28">engineering</g> but they had not cleared Class 12.