There is once again an uproar regarding the citizenship of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. In fact, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has sought details of action from the Central Government on the complaint lodged under the Citizenship Act-1955 on the dispute over the citizenship of Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi. But do you know through which documents a person can prove his citizenship?
Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship
There has been discussion in political circles for a long time regarding the citizenship of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Moreover, according to the argument given in the court, there are many documents and some e-mails of the British government, which prove that Rahul Gandhi is a British citizen. It is being said in the argument that he is ineligible to contest elections and cannot hold the post of Lok Sabha member.
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what is the matter
Actually it is being said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has dual citizenship. In the petition, Rahul Gandhi’s holding of dual citizenship is a crime under the Indian Justice Code and the Passport Act and a demand has also been made to register a case and order the CBI to investigate. The petitioner says that he sent complaints twice to the competent authority regarding dual citizenship, but since no action was taken, the present petition is being filed.
citizenship
There is often politics regarding citizenship in India. After the Citizenship Amendment Act is made by the government, people can easily understand the rules related to it. Not only this, citizenship has been defined through various articles in the Constitution. These articles have also been amended from time to time. Apart from this, Articles 5 to 11 of the Constitution define citizenship.
In this, Articles 5 to 10 tell about the eligibility for citizenship, while Article 11 gives the Parliament the right to make laws on the issue of citizenship. Regarding citizenship, the Citizenship Act was passed in 1955. This Act has been amended four times so far in 1986, 2003, 2005 and 2015.
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Who is a citizen of India?
Indian citizen has been clearly defined in the Constitution. Apart from this, Article 5 of the Constitution says that if a person is born in India and either or both of his parents are born in India, then he will be a citizen of India. Apart from this, every person living in India five years before the implementation of the Constitution i.e. before 1945 will be considered a citizen of India.
Documents related to citizenship
Land documents like deed, land ownership document.
• Permanent Residence Certificate issued from outside the state.
• Passport issued by the Government of India.
• License/certificate issued by any government authority.
• Document certifying service or appointment under the Government or Government Undertaking.
• Account in bank/post office.
• Birth certificate issued by the competent authority.
• Teaching certificate issued by boards/universities.
• Document related to judicial or revenue court hearing.
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