High Court Seeks MHA Files on Rahul Gandhi Citizenship Complaint The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to submit all records related to a citizenship complaint against Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP from Rae Bareli. The court issued this directive in response to a petition filed by S Vignesh Shishir, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker from Karnataka, who challenged a January 28 order from a special MP/MLA court in Lucknow. That court had previously dismissed Shishir’s plea seeking the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against Gandhi, citing lack of jurisdiction over citizenship-related matters. Justice Rajeev Singh of the High Court mandated the MHA to present the complete file connected to the case on March 19, the next hearing date. The file pertains to a complaint lodged by former BJP MP Subramanian Swamy, who has pursued legal action since 2019 to cancel Gandhi’s Indian citizenship. Swamy alleged that Gandhi had declared British nationality in documents for a UK company. The MHA had issued a notice to Gandhi on April 29, 2019, in this matter. Advocate Raj Kumar Singh, representing the Centre, stated that the court’s order aims to assess the current status of the case. The MHA’s Foreigners division and Citizenship wing are required to provide the court with all relevant records. Deputy Solicitor General SB Pandey noted that the court issued an interim order for the submission of these files. Shishir’s petition to the High Court seeks directions for the registration of an FIR against Gandhi and a thorough investigation into the allegations.#rahul_gandhi #allahabad_high_court #bharatiya_janata_party #ministry_of_home_affairs #subramanian_swamy
