Delhi High Court seeks reply from Center on Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has filed a petition

New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Friday sought response from the Central Government on Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship. BJP leader Subramanian Swamy had urged the Home Ministry to take a decision in this matter. On Friday, a bench of Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela orally asked the ‘proxy’ lawyer appearing for the central government to take instructions in the case.

Answer sought from government lawyer

The bench said, ‘We want to take the assistance of the government counsel before passing any order.’ The court was initially inclined to issue notice on the petition. The Centre’s ‘proxy’ lawyer told the court that the lawyer previously representing the government in the case has been designated as the senior lawyer, hence he/she has sought some time to appoint a new lawyer in the case.

Swamy had written a letter to the Home Ministry

After this, the High Court fixed January 13, 2025 for further hearing in the case. The petition, filed through lawyer Satya Sabharwal, said that on August 6, 2019, Swamy had written a letter to the ministry and referred to Gandhi’s ‘voluntary disclosure’ to the British government that he/she (Gandhi) Are British citizens and are entitled to hold a British passport.

Swamy said in his/her petition that the Congress leader, despite being an Indian citizen, has violated Article 9 of the Constitution and the Indian Citizenship Act and thus he/she will cease to be an Indian citizen. Swamy has said that he/she has sent several representations to the ministry to inquire about the status of his/her complaint, but no action has been taken nor has he/she been informed about it.

(With agency inputs)