Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Stand on Subramanian Swamy's Plea Over Rahul Gandhi's Citizenship

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Centre to respond to a petition by Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy concerning the citizenship of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Live Law reported.

In August 2019, Swamy wrote a letter to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs claiming that Gandhi had “voluntarily disclosed” to the government of the United Kingdom that he was a citizen of that country, and that this implied that the Congress leader held a British passport, the Hindustan Times reported.

Subsequently, Swamy sought a direction from the court to the Centre for an update on the status of his complaint seeking that Gandhi’s Indian citizenship be revoked, Live Law reported.