Plea seeks FIR over Sonia Gandhi's voter roll entry before getting citizenship

A criminal complaint has been filed in a Delhi court against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, alleging that her name appeared on the electoral roll three years before she officially acquired Indian citizenship in 1983.

The Rouse Avenue Court will hear the case on September 10, and the court has indicated that it needs time to study the petition before proceeding.

The complaint, filed by Vikas Tripathi, requests the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against Sonia Gandhi. It claims that her name was included in the electoral roll in 1980, despite her obtaining Indian citizenship only on April 30, 1983.

Tripathi's petition highlights that Gandhi's name was initially added to the voters' list in 1980, removed in 1982 following an objection, and re-entered in 1983 when she became a citizen. This sequence of events calls into question the procedures and criteria used for electoral registration.

The petitioner has raised concerns over how Sonia Gandhi’s name was included in the electoral roll of the New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency without her having citizenship. The petition suggests either foreign citizenship or a constituency change as possible reasons for the initial deletion.

Tripathi's counsel wondered how Sonia Gandhi's name got included in the electoral roll in New Delhi constituency in 1980 and then deleted two years later before re-entering in 1983.

The lawyer claimed that inclusion of her name in the 1980 electoral roll revealed that forged documents were submitted.

The court has been urged to instruct the Delhi Police to register a case, investigate the matter, and submit a status report. The petitioner’s counsel stresses the need for a thorough investigation to determine whether forged documents were used.

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