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Username: Victory
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What could have prevented Sonia?
Article 102 of the Constitution says: "A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of either House of Parliament - (d) if he or she is under any acknowledgement of allegiance or adherence to a foreign state." Sonia Gandhi, in her affidavit, had declared she owned a house in Italy and may thus invite, the term "adherence" of the said provision.
Under Article 103, the President is the sole adjudicator on the issue who has to decide on such matter in consultation with the Election Commission.
Section 5 of the Citizenship Act, dealing with the reciprocity clause for a person who registered herself as an Indian citizen, says the said person could not enjoy more rights than those available to an Indian born person in that other country if he/she acquires citizenship of that country, like Italy for instance.
The clauses of the Citizenship Act were apparently not fully met when Ms Gandhi relinquished her Italian citizenship. |
