BJP’s Delhi MP Maheish Girri, who had complained against Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on his alleged “dual citizenship”, on Thursday said the Ethics Committee of Parliament needs to investigate the matter on priority and without prejudice because “no person is above Constitution”.
“Many contradictory facts against Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi have come up. There is a big mystery over his citizenship now. If he is a citizen of two countries, then it’s a matter of serious concern,” Girri said in a statement here, adding that it is “very important to clear the speculations hovering” over him.
“This issue needs to be investigated on priority and without any prejudice, no matter what the result. (The) Constitution is above all,” the BJP MP from East Delhi said.
Accusing Rahul Gandhi of declaring himself a British citizen to float a firm in the UK, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding that the Congress MP be stripped of his Indian citizenship as well as his parliamentary membership. The Congress has dismissed Swamy’s charge.
Girri had written to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan seeking an inquiry into Gandhi’s “dual citizenship”.
The Speaker had forwarded the letter to the Ethics Committee headed by senior BJP leader L K Advani.