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Rahul Gandhi got an M Phil without a masters degree, says Arun Jaitley

Arun Jaitley targeted Congress President Rahul Gandhi

Arun Jaitley
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Arun Jaitley

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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the ‘Modi factor’ was writ large across the country during the first phase of the elections, and multi-cornered contests in several states favoured the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Taking a shot at Congress President Rahul Gandhi, he said, “One day the focus would be on the BJP candidate’s educational qualification, fully forgetting that a public audit of Rahul Gandhi’s academic credentials may leave a lot to be answered.

After all, he got an M.Phil without a Masters degree.” Observing the verbal battles between the Left, Trinamool Congress and the Congress,

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