New Delhi, Apr 30:
The BJP Tuesday tried to corner Congress president Rahul Gandhi over the Home Ministry’s notice on his citizenship status by describing him as a “man of mysteries”, and questioned which one is real – “Rahul Gandhi London wale or Lutyens wale”. The party also attacked Gandhi scion over Tuesday’s proceedings in the Supreme Court, in which the apex court asked him to file one more affidavit relating to his alleged contemptuous “chowkidar chor hai” remark attributing to the court, saying that he has lost his credibility and the arrogance of the dynasty has been punctured. Addressing a press conference at the party, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said the entire Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship saga is a story of three Cs — citizenship, confusion and clarification. The Home Ministry has served a notice to Rahul Gandhi, asking him to clarify within a fortnight his “factual position” on a complaint questioning his citizenship status. The notice was served following a representation from BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy. Citing the letter, the Home Ministry said it has been brought out that a company named Backops Limited was registered in the United Kingdom in 2003 with Gandhi as one of its directors. Describing Rahul Gandhi as “man of mysteries”, Patra said if one creates a confusion he has to clarify.
“Rahul is a synonym of confusion and he has become a man of mysteries. We would like to ask him which one is real – Rahul Gandhi London wale or Rahul Gandhi Lutyens wale,” Patra said. He also alleged that Gandhi scion chose to become a UK citizen by choice, but perhaps wants to remain an Indian citizen as he is the MP in the Lok Sabha and does politics here. Patra also denied that there is political vendetta behind the notice issued by the Home Ministry, saying this is a clarification that the country seeks. He said allegations of dual citizenship against Rahul Gandhi are based on authentic documents, which include registration papers, dissolution and annual returns of Backops Limited, in which he was director. Later in a different press conference, party’s another spokesperson G V L Narsimha Rao took on Gandhi-scion for “incorrectly” attributing his ‘chowkidar chor hai’ remark to the Supreme Court, saying perhaps he is the first Congress president who has “disgraced himself” by repeatedly uttering lies and apologising in the court. “By his utterances and his admission of having lied, Rahul Gandhi has lost the most important attribute for a political leader, that is credibility,” Rao said.
