Is the citizenship issue of Priyanka Gandhi reason behind her pullout from Varanasi?
Chandigarh April 27, 2019: The decision of Congress party declaring Ajay Rai as the party’s candidate from Varanasi making it clear that Priyanka Gandhi – said to be mother of all contests in this election -will not take on PM Narendra Modi, has raised question about the reasons behind no filing nomination to contest Lok Sabha election from Varanasi.
Polling in Varanasi will be held on May 19 in the last phase of the ongoing seven-phase election.
Lt Col Mukul Chauhan has sent a legal notice to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra that at the time of your birth on 12 January 1972, her mother Mrs.Sonia Gandhi was an Italian citizen and as per the law of citizenship in Italy, a child born to a citizen of Italy, a where in the world, on birth itself acquires citizenship of Italy. As per the citizenship law, if you have foreign citizenship then you cannot get citizenship of India until and unless you have renounced your foreign citizenship.
Lt Col has sought response by providing a self-attested copy of the document vide which she has renounced her citizenship of Italy or else confirm that you still enjoy the citizenship of Italy.
It is also stated that our Constitution does not permit members to Lok Sabha to a person who is not a citizen of India.
There is also speculation that Gandhi Vadra was keen to contest but Raul and Sonia Gandi did not want her to start her political career with a defeat from Modi. With Priyanka joining the election campaign from day one was that she would contest the election but what prompted to withdraw her from nomination is still a guess work till a word from Gandhi family.