A complaint has been filed against the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for filing his nomination from the Raebareli seat in Uttar Pradesh. The complaint raises a question about Rahul's nationality and his recent conviction in a defamation case, and how his nomination can be deemed valid by the Election Commission.

The complaint was filed by advocate Ashok Pandey on behalf of Anirudh Pratap Singh. The complaint against Gandhi was registered by the advocate with the Returning Officer of Raebareli, demanding the cancellation of the Congress leader's nomination on the basis of two grounds --his nationality and his conviction.

"First, Rahul Gandhi has been convicted for two years... He is ineligible to contest elections. Even though the Supreme Court has put a stay on Rahul Gandhi's conviction, it has not given any verdict like Afzal Ansari saying he can contest again... Since his stay on conviction does not involve permission to contest elections he should back off," Pandey told the media.

"Second, back in 2006, Rahul Gandhi once mentioned his nationality as British. Being a British citizen, he cannot Constitutionally contest elections... After my complaint, Rahul Gandhi's representative was called in and my complaint has been accepted," the advocate further said.

Congress leader Ajay Pal Singh issued a statement regarding the complaint against Rahul, saying that his nomination was held valid before, and still hold valid now.

"There's a candidate who registered a complaint against Rahul Gandhi after the period of complaining was over... The complainant said he has filed a writ challenging Rahul Gandhi's nationality... Rahul Gandhi's nomination was valid previously as well, and it is valid now also," Ajay added.

Rahul filed his nomination from the Raebareli constituency on Friday, putting an end to the speculation of him contesting the elections from Amethi again. Congress loyalist Kishori Lal Sharma will contest the election from Amethi, against Union Minister and BJP candidate Smriti Irani.