New Delhi: After the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a notice to Congress president Rahul Gandhi to clarify his nationality within a fortnight, the grand old party has termed it a political move by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to divert the attention of the public from key issues.
‘“The entire world knows Rahul Gandhi is Indian citizen by birth. Modi ji has no answer for unemployment, he has no answer for agrarian distress and black money, that’s why he’s resorting to fake narrative,” said Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala.
The party shared the “Certificate of Incorporation” of Backops which mentions Rahul Gandhi as an Indian citizen.
The BJP had raised the issue earlier in April, citing the British company’s document to allege that Gandhi is a British national. BJP MP Swamy cited the same British company document.
Swamy in his representation before the Home Ministry alleged that Gandhi served as one of the Directors and Secretary of the British firm Backops Ltd, which is registered in the UK since 2003, with address 51 Southgate Street, Winchester, Hampshire.
“It has been further brought out in the complaint that in the company’s annual returns filed on October 10, 2005 and October 31, 2006, your (Rahul Gandhi) date of birth has been given as June 19, 1970 and that you had declared your nationality as British,” the letter wrote.
Ministry of Home Affairs issues notice to Rahul Gandhi over citizenship status
