New Delhi: The citizenship row seems to have returned to haunt Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi once again. The Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha has asked Rahul to respond whether he had once declared himself a British citizen.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Maheish Girri had filed a complaint to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan regarding the issue in January.
"Rahul Gandhi has been issued notice seeking his response on why he declared himself as British citizen. The complaint was received by the Speaker and she has forwaded the complaint to the Ethics Committee," said Arjun Ram Meghwal, an Ethics Committee member and BJP MP.
Calling the issue a political vendetta, the Congress has denied the allegation and said that Rahul has not received the notice's copy.
"I had no idea that notice has been sent to Rahul Gandhi. I have just heard. I thought chairman will tell all of us but it didn't happen. If a complaint is there a letter was sent just to find out the details. This is a matter of procedure. It is politically motivated. We moved privilege motion against Smriti, so they have done it against Rahul," said Congress MP Ninong Ering, an Ethics Committee member.
Refuting Congress's charges, Meghwal said, "It is a matter procedure and there is no politics in it. We did not fill the form it was Rahul who said he is British citizen. Why we will do politics? Let him reply."
The issue was first raised by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy who alleged that the Congress vice president has claimed himself to be a British national before the authorities in connection with incorporation of a firm.
The Ethics Committee is chaired by veteran BJP MP LK Advani.
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