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Want to see Sonia Gandhi's certificate: Uma Bharti
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS) Defending Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani on the education row, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Uma Bharti said she wants to see the certificate of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) president Sonia Gandhi.
"What is the educational qualification of Madam Sonia Gandhi? I want to see her certificate to make sure how qualified she is. Only then, the Congress will get the right to comment on Smriti Irani's educational qualifications," said Bharti.
"Just because UPA was heading the central government, Sonia Gandhi was going around giving directions on running the government," she said.
Congress leader Ajay Maken sparked a political controversy by questioning Irani's education qualification.
"What a Cabinet of Modi?HRD Minister (Looking after Education) Smriti Irani is not even a graduate!Look at her affidavit at ECI site pg 11!" tweeted Maken.
"Media which went on an overdrive in analysing all UPA ministry formations, should conduct a fair assessment even now," he posted on micro-blogging site Twitter.
While Irani refused to comment on Maken's statement, other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders lashed out at the Congress leader.
"It is very unfortunate if such things are said about her. Smriti Irani speaks in Hindi and English in Parliament and Mr Modi has kept her qualifications in mind," said Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad at a press briefing.
Reacting to Maken's comment, Minister of State of Textiles Santosh Gangwar questioned Congress president Sonia Gandhi's educational qualification.
"I would like to ask what is Sonia Gandhi's educational qualification," asked Gangwar.
Maken's comment was criticised by even Congress ally National Conference (NC) leader and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
"To say that someone needs to be educated to be HRD Min is like saying one needs to be a pilot for Civil Aviation or a miner for Coal Min," Abdullah tweeted.
"That's the problem with 140 letters - take 'educated' in last tweet to mean 'highly qualified' but I'm sure you get what I mean regardless," he posted.
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