New Delhi: HRD Minister Smriti Irani today asked Delhi University to “reinstate” five non-teaching staff members, who were suspended for allegedly leaking purported documents relating to her undergraduate admission and admit card following a row over her educational qualifications.
Irani said that in public life one should be open to scrutiny and criticism. “So am I,” the Minister said on microblogging site Twitter.
She said that “since Delhi University is an autonomous institution, I have put forth my personal appeal to the Vice Chancellor to reinstate the officials”.
University sources had yesterday said that its School of Open Learning has suspended five persons on the suspicion that they entered a confidential domain and accessed documents which were leaked.
Those suspended are a Section Officer and four officials below him in hierarchy. An inquiry has been initiated against them, they said.
Meanwhile, Congress attacked the Narendra Modi government over the suspension of the officials.
“5 officials of Delhi University suspended for leaking HRD Minster's educational qualification details!Does this Govt believe in transparency,” party general secretary Digvijay Singh tweeted.
