‘DU V-C says he is under pressure’ over Modi degree: AAP

After meeting DU Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Tyagi, AAP leader Sanjay Singh claimed he refused to furnish the records, saying he is “under a lot of pressure”. Singh claimed Tyagi looked “helpless”.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been leading the attack on Modi on the issue, wondered why the Delhi University VC refused to share records of the PM’s BA degree when BJP President Amit Shah and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had released the documents at a press conference three days back. “Jaitleyji n Amit Shahji, after showing papers in PC, said - ‘jao ab jaakar DU mei dekh lo’ (go and see it in DU).

“Now, V-C refuses? What is so secret abt PM’s degree,” the Chief Minister asked.

Singh said refusal of the DU to share the details has strengthened the doubts that Modi’s BA degree was forged.

“Our doubts about Modi’s BA degree being forged have strengthened. We had a meeting with the V-C for over an hour but he refused to show the degree or any records. He also asked us to understand his position saying there is a lot of pressure on him on the issue,” Singh told reporters.

The AAP leader even said Tyagi’s “helplessness and the pressure on him was quite evident and not even once he said during the meeting that the degree is authentic.

“When we asked him about the discrepancies in the degree and marksheets he did not answer our queries and said only the public information officer can deal with them.” The AAP delegation included party leaders Sanjay Singh, Ashutosh, Dilip Pandey and Ashish Khetan.

Ashutosh, who was also present at the press meet, said: “Did the Delhi University have computers in 1975? Modern fonts have been used in Modiji’s marksheet. Were these fonts available in 1975? Did Bill Gates send a special computer at that time to print Modi’s degrees?” 

The AAP has been alleging that the Prime Minister’s BA and MA degrees were forged and there were many “glaring discrepancies in them”, including in his name and total marks. Amid the relentless attack on the Prime Minister on the issue, DU Registrar Tarun Das had on Tuesday said the BA degree was “authentic” and termed as “minor error” discrepancies in his marksheets and degree certificate.