School dropout Uma Bharti defends less-educated HRD Minister

New Delhi, May 28: Controversial BJP leader and New Water Resources minister Uma Bharti, who had a formal education only till class 6, has strongly justified Narendra Modi 's decision to appoint another less-educated Smriti Irani as Human Resources Development Minister.

Hitting back at Congress over Ajay Maken's comments on Smriti Irani's qualifications Ms Bharti went on to question Sonia Gandhi's credentials to lead the UPA.

"What is the educational qualification of Sonia Gandhi that she was heading UPA govt?" she questioned and added that Sonia Gandhi should tell her MPs not to make such statements.

Earlier, Congress leader Ajay Maken tweeted, "What a Cabinet of Modi? HRD Minister (Looking after Education) Smriti Irani is not even a graduate! Look at her affidavit at ECI site pg 11."