New Delhi, April 22 -- The Allahabad High Court granted an additional 10 more days to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to submit their final report on the petition filed alleging that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has dual citizenship. The next hearing date is on May 5.

The court was hearing a plea that claimed Rahul Gandhi is also a citizen of the United Kingdom, which would make him ineligible to be a member of the Lok Sabha.

The petition claims that Rahul Gandhi's alleged citizenship of another country contravenes Indian law, which doesn't permit dual citizenship.

The counsel representing the MHA has requested additional time to verify information from the UK government, and the court has now set a new deadline of May 5 for the next he...