Rohit Kumar
NEW DELHI, Apr 17: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday ordered FIR and probe into the allegation of holding British citizenship against Congress MP and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.
A single bench concluded the hearing on a petition filed by complainant Vignesh Shishir, who challenged the January 28 order of a special MP/MLA court in Lucknow, which had rejected his plea seeking registration of an FIR against the Congress leader. During the hearing of the matter, the court observed that the claims made against Rahul Gandhi required examination and asked the Uttar Pradesh government to take appropriate steps to probe the matter itself or have it conducted by referring the matter to a central agency.
The lower court had earlier held that it was not competent to decide issues relating to citizenship. The petitioner had earlier sought registration of an FIR and a detailed probe, leveling allegations under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Official Secrets Act, the Foreigners Act and the Passport Act.
The petitioner had also claimed that he has documents and some emails of the British government which prove that Rahul Gandhi was a British citizen, and due to this he was not eligible to contest elections in India and cannot hold the post of a Lok Sabha member.
The petitioner, a resident of Karnataka, has sought registration of an FIR and a detailed probe into the issue. The complaint was initially filed before a special MP/MLA court in Rae Bareli. On December 17, 2025, the high court transferred the case to Lucknow. The petitioner subsequently moved the high court after his plea was dismissed by the Lucknow court.
(Rohit Kumar)
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