SC refuses urgent hearing on Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship row

FILE: Congress party Vice President Rahul Gandhi during Rally for six UPA candidates of Mumbai at MMRDA ground in BKC on Sunday. (Source: Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused urgent hearing on a plea seeking a direction to CBI to register a case against Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for allegedly declaring himself as a British national before company law authorities there.

“There is no urgency in the matter,” a bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu said when lawyer M L Sharma pleaded for urgent listing and hearing on his PIL. Recently, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has alleged that the Congress Vice President has claimed himself to be a British national before the authorities in connection with incorporation of a firm.