After the controversy surrounding former AAP leader Jitender Tomar’s fake degree, now the Minister for Education for Maharashtra state, Vinod Tawde’s degree has garnered some questions pertaining to its authenticity. Reports suggest that the minister’s degree is from an unrecognised university.
The minister had said that he holds a BE (Electronics) degree from Sant Dnyaneshwar University, Pune, but the university’s website states that it is not affiliated with the UGC or AICTE, the bodies responsible for maintaining the required standards at higher education institutions.
On the other hand, the Aam Aadmi Party in Maharasthra dared the ruling BJP government of the state to arrest Maharashtra Water Supplies minister Babanrao Lonikar for holding an alleged fake degree.