Overview

• Karnataka BJP worker S Vignesh Shishir has been directed to appear before the Enforcement Directorate in New Delhi on September 9 with all purported evidence.
• The agency issued the summons under the Foreign Exchange Management Act as it examines whether any overseas dealings or undeclared income are linked to the allegations.
• The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court ordered round-the-clock security for Shishir on August 30 and scheduled the next hearing for October 9.
• The Union government informed the court that it has requested information from the United Kingdom regarding Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship status.
• Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party deny the claims, which have surfaced in earlier complaints and have not been established by any court.