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Rahul Gandhi Appears In Sultanpur Court For 2018 Defamation Case

Rahul Gandhi Appears In Sultanpur Court For 2018 Defamation Case

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appeared before Sultanpur Court on Tuesday regarding a 2018 defamation case while his โ€˜Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatraโ€™ reached Amethi, his former Lok Sabha constituency. Jairam Ramesh, Congress General Secretary in Communications, mentioned that the yatra would briefly halt as the District Civil Court in Sultanpur had summoned Gandhi in a defamation case filed by a BJP leader in August 2018.

โ€œToday marks the 38th day of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, starting at 2 pm from Fursantganj in Amethi district and heading towards Raebareli and Lucknow. This morning, @RahulGandhi will be at the District Civil Court in Sultanpur, summoned 36 hours earlier to appear regarding a defamation case filed by a BJP leader in August 2018,โ€ Ramesh posted.

He emphasized that the yatra would continue despite the summons, affirming Gandhiโ€™s determination and the Congress partyโ€™s resilience.

Meanwhile, Union Minister Smriti Irani challenged Rahul Gandhi on Monday to contest Amethi alone in the Lok Sabha elections. Irani asserted that Gandhi was met with deserted streets upon his arrival in Amethi as part of his yatra. She recalled her victory over Gandhi in the 2019 elections, highlighting his diminished influence in the constituency.

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โ€œRahul Gandhi considered Amethi as the centre of power but did not provide service, which is why Amethiโ€™s deserted streets welcomed him. Congress workers who welcomed Rahul Gandhi did not participate in his yatra, so the Congress had to call workers from Sultanpur and Pratapgarh,โ€ Irani remarked.

The political exchange between Irani and Gandhi underscores the ongoing rivalry between the BJP and Congress in Uttar Pradesh. Despite Gandhiโ€™s legal obligations and political challenges, his determination to continue the yatra signifies his commitment to connect with voters and address socio-political issues across the country.

 

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In the last three years, there has been an increase in the figures of people giving up the citizenship of India and settling in other countries. In the last three years, 392,643 people from India have given up their citizenship of India and have taken up citizenship of countries like the US, Canada, Australia and others.

The BSPโ€™s Saharanpur MP Haji Fazlur Rehman had asked a question to the Home Ministry regarding this figure. He asked following questions:

  • What is the details and number of persons who have relinquished Indian citizenship from 2019 to current year?
  • What are the reasons given by these people for renouncing Indian citizenship?
  • Which countries have they taken citizenship of?

Answering these questions, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai has given information to the House. He has released a list of people who have given up their citizenship of the country in the last three years before the House. According to which, 392,643 people have given up their citizenship of India in the last three years.

Year 2019: 1,44,017
Year 2020: 85,256
Year 2021: 1,63,370

America, Canada and Australia are the favorite countries among those who have left the citizenship of India.

In the last three years, the maximum number of 1,70, 795 people have taken the citizenship of America, leaving the citizenship of India.

Year 2019 : 61,683
Year 2020 :30,828
Year 2021: 78,284

Canada is in second place where 64,071 people have taken citizenship in the last three years.

Year 2019 : 25,381
Year 2020: 17,093
Year 2021: 21,597

Australia is in third place, where 58,391 people have taken citizenship.

Year 2019 : 21,340
Year 2020: 13,518
Year 2021: 23,533

Why did people give up citizenship?

The ministry has not given any clear reason for relinquishing citizenship by the Indian. In its reply, the ministry has said that these persons have given up their citizenship of India due to personal reasons.

If we look at the data for all three years, we will find that fewer people have left citizenship in 2020 as compared to 2019 and 2021.

In the year 2020, the corona epidemic had brought the entire world to standstill.

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