‘…illiterate despite IIT degree’: Delhi LG stings Arvind Kejriwal

In recent days, Kejriwal and his AAP have been targeting Narendra Modi over the PM's educational qualification.

In a stinging attack on Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Sunday remarked that ‘some people remain illiterate despite being from IIT,’ with the LG's statement coming at a time when Kejriwal and the chief minister-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have been targeting prime minister Narendra Modi over his educational qualification.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal with lieutenant governor VK Saxena (ANI/File Photo)

“Yes, I heard the statement that the honourable chief minister made a few days back on the floor of the House. I would like to say that one should not boast about their degree. A degree is only a certificate that you are literate, but your real education is reflected in your knowledge and behaviour,” Saxena said to ANI while conducting an inspection of river Yamuna in the national capital.

The lieutenant governor continued: “I've seen how some people have behaved over the past few days. It only proves they are illiterate despite their IIT degree.”

Saxena's comment will, in all likelihood, aggravate the acrimony between him and the ruling party. The LG and AAP have been at loggerheads with each other ever since the former's appointment as the constitutional head of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, in May last year. A representative of the Union government, the LG is superior to the elected CM as well.

Kejriwal's campaign against PM Modi

In recent days, Kejriwal – a mechanical engineer from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur – and the Aam Aadmi Party have been on an offensive against PM Modi over the latter's educational qualification.

The AAP has launched a ‘Modi hatao, desh bachao’ (Remove/vote out Modi, save the country) campaign against the prime minister.