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'Govt. was searching for a reason to sack me from UGC', alleges Yogendra Yadav

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ANI New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 19 2013 | 9:30 PM IST

Noted political scientist and senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Yogendra Yadav on Thursday said that there is no rule under the University Grants Commission (UGC) that one cannot be a member of a political party, and alleged that the Government was searching for a reason to sack him.

"There is no rule in the UGC that one cannot be a member of a party. Government said I am a member of a party and that this is causing some issues with the UGC for which I am being sacked. I told them there is no such rule. If they can prove that I broke any rules I am ready to resign myself. The government was searching for a reason to sack me. Now they found a chance," he said.

The Human Resource Development Ministry on Wednesday sacked him from membership of the UGC with immediate effect, stating that said his association with UGC might give a scope for "future politicization".

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First Published: Sep 19 2013 | 9:24 PM IST

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