The Allahabad High Court Skewers MHA's Report:direct address on Rahul Gandhi's Citizenship Status
Allahabad High Court to Review Center's Response on Rahul Gandhi's Citizenship Case Today
Hear ye, hear ye! The Allahabad High Court is back in the hot seat this Monday, ready to grill the Central Government about the alleged dual citizenship of our beloved Congress MP and Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi. The High Court ain't messin' around, demanding a straight-up answer from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) about Rahul's citizenship status.
Last time around, the court gave the MHA the ol' hair-dryer treatment, expressing major dissatisfaction with their waffling status report. So, they gave the government a 10-day extension to tighten up their act and come clean on Rahul's citizenship status. These allegations? They've been brewing since a pesky petition accusing Rahul of being a secret Brit was filed.
The petition insists that Rahul's alleged dual citizenship makes him one ineligible fellow to sit in the hallowed halls of the Lok Sabha. Indian law's apparently pretty clear on this: no dual citizenship allowed. But is Rahul Gabriel Garcia, Esquire, or is he just plain ol' Rahul Gandhi? Time to put on the gloves and find out!
The MHA's counsel's pleaded for a little more time to check in with the UK government, so the court's given them a new deadline of May 5th for the next round. Back in 2019, the MHA issued a notice to Rahul following a complaint from Rajya Sabha MP, Subramanian Swamy.
Swamy alleged that Rahul was one of the directors and secretaries of a UK-based company named Backops Limited. He claimed that the company's annual returns filed in 2005 and 2006 listed Rahul's birthdate as June 19, 1970, and stated that he was a British national. The notice also pointed to a dissolution application filed in 2009 that listed Rahul as a British citizen.
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While the court recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging Rahul Gandhi's citizenship status[1][2][4], the petitioner, a BJP worker named S Vignesh Shishir, is free to explore other legal avenues. The court's decision was made due to the central government's inability to provide a specific deadline for resolving the petitioner's complaint[4][5].
The allegations against Rahul Gandhi stem from claims that he declared his nationality as British in documents related to a UK-based company, Backops Limited[2][5]. This information was part of a complaint filed by Subramanian Swamy in 2019, leading the MHA to issue a notice to Gandhi regarding his citizenship[2][5]. The court had previously granted the MHA additional time to verify information from the UK government regarding Gandhi's citizenship status[5].
- Despite the recent dismissal of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning Rahul Gandhi's citizenship, a BJP worker, S Vignesh Shishir, has the opportunity to pursue alternative legal routes.
- The initial allegations against Rahul Gandhi originated from claims that he declared his nationality as British in documents pertaining to a UK-based company, Backops Limited.
- The Allahabad High Court is continuing to oversee the ongoing case regarding Rahul Gandhi's citizenship status, following the MHA's need for additional time to verify information from the UK government. [1][2][4][5]
