In this article the EFF has called Home Affairs
Minister Malusi Gigaba an "unpatriotic pathological liar" after he
insisted on Tuesday the Gupta family were not South African citizens.During a press conference, Gigaba said the
controversial Gupta brothers were not South African citizens because they
refused to renounce their Indian citizenship, despite contrary evidence.Entering the ID number of Atul Gupta’s ID document
which was contained in the #GuptaLeaks, the Independent Electoral Commission’s
(IEC) website confirms he was registered to vote at Saxonwold Primary School.
Mbuyiseni Ndlozi EFF spokeperson said Gigaba had
lied to a court of law and to the country after he told the Parliament
Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs that he had initially granted Atul Gupta
citizenship, only to backtrack later.Ndlozi said Gigaba contradicted himself by saying
they refused to give up their Indian citizenship, yet having admitted in the
past they had been granted citizenship. Gigaba has also argued that he had indeed
granted them citizenship upon their appeal. However, Atul and Ajay Gupta did
not take the citizenship because they refused to denounce their Indian
citizenship, thus they remain permanent residents.
Yet, we know for sure that Atul Gupta and
Rajesh Gupta are South African ID holders, registered to vote in Ward 78, of
Johannesburg, Saxonwold Primary School voting station. We also know that they
hold South African passports; this is evidence that they are South African.Independent Electoral Commission vice-chairperson
Terry Tselane told News24 only South African citizens would be able to
register. Any South African citizen in possession of an
SA ID document may apply to register to vote. All the people who are registered
are South African," he said.
Also, what is important is we register in
person. You come in person to the voting station to register .Ndlozi said the EFF would write to Public Protector
Busisiwe Mkhwebane to investigate the status of the Guptas.The EFF has been telling the whole country
that we are dealing with an unpatriotic pathological liar who is not deserving
of public office. We reiterate our call on President [Cyril] Ramaphosa to
remove Gigaba from cabinet," he said.
The DA’s Haniff Hoosen, Shadow Minister of Home
Affairs, said Atul Gupta, Arti Gupta, Shivani Gupta, and Rajesh Gupta are all
registered voters.The DA has already laid a formal complaint
against the Public Protector requesting that she investigate Gigaba for lying
under oath during court proceedings and violating the Constitution during his
previous tenure as Minister of Home Affairs," he said.
The way I see Gigaba is guilty by giving the citizenship to the people who dont't belong to our nation and this matter must be taken into consideration because this is crime .
Title : Gigaba an unpatriotic pathological liar - EFFSource : News24
Link :https://m.news24.com/SouthAfrica/news/gigaba-an-unpatriotic-pathological-liar-eff-20180307
Gigaba must own up and make clarity on whether any of the Guptas have South African passports, ID numbers and if they voted to any of the national or municipal elections. He must stop with the lies as there's evidence that they are indeed South African citizen. The South African public deserves at least his honesty and explanation as to how came they were issued with these documents.
ReplyDeleteI have long said that Gigaba should have been fired with Zuma! He does no good or service to the country. All he knows is quoting rapping songs only!
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