LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Bench of the Uttar Pradesh High Court is set to hear a petition filed by a social activist on Monday, who has alleged that Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi is ineligible to contest Indian elections as he is a British citizen, and calling for the cancelation of his election win.

The court had asked for a reply from the Central government over the claims. The Deputy Solicitor General, appearing for the Union government had asked for an additional 8 weeks time before.

A similar petition on Rahul Gandhi's alleged British citizenship was filed in the Delhi High Court by Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy, who said that he had written to the Home Ministry in 2019 about the issue.

Earlier on March 21, regarding Gandhi's statement of "fight against the Indian state," the District Court of Sambhal issued a notice to the Congress leader, telling him to either respond or appear on April 4 in connection with a complaint filed against him over his statement.