New Delhi, February 7: Sonia Gandhi has filed a response in the Rouse Avenue Court regarding a revision petition alleging her name was included in the voter list without obtaining Indian citizenship.
In her response, Gandhi asserted that all accusations against her are entirely baseless and politically motivated. She described the petition as an abuse of legal process, aimed at dragging her into unnecessary controversies.
Gandhi clarified that the lower court had already reached a correct conclusion. She emphasized that matters related to citizenship fall solely under the jurisdiction of the central government, while disputes concerning voter lists or elections are exclusively the domain of the Election Commission. According to her, no criminal court has the authority to intervene in such cases, and filing such petitions wastes judicial time.
Additionally, Gandhi pointed out that the allegations made in the complaint lack substantial documentation or evidence. Serious claims have been made based solely on assumptions and questions, which cannot hold up legally. Therefore, she argued that the petition should be dismissed as unjust. The court has scheduled the next hearing for February 21.
The revision petition was filed by lawyer Vikas Tripathi. Previously, a petition seeking an investigation into the allegations of including names in the voter list without citizenship was dismissed by a magistrate court in September 2025. The petition claimed that Sonia Gandhi acquired Indian citizenship on April 30, 1983, while her name was already listed in the 1980 New Delhi voter list. This raised questions about how her name appeared in the voter list before she obtained citizenship.
The petition also alleged that Sonia Gandhi’s name was removed from the voter list in 1982, prompting further inquiries. The petitioner claimed that when citizenship was granted in 1983, questions arose about the documents used for her 1980 voter registration and whether any fraudulent documents were involved.