The BJP attacked the Congress on Tuesday (September 2, 2026), a day after a Delhi court set aside a Magistrate’s order refusing to inquire into a complaint alleging that senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s name appeared on the electoral roll in 1980, three years before she became an Indian citizen.
Mr. Bhandari. Gandhi’s name in the electoral roll in 1980. Stating that such an action was a violation of Article 326 of the Constitution and the Representation of the People Act, he said it was also a cognisable offence.
Bhandari said Ms. Gandhi was not an Indian citizen in 1980 and questioned whether there had been an “attempt to forge documents, given that the Congress was in power from 1980 to 1983”. “If Rahul Gandhi does not answer all these questions, the people of the country and the youth will understand his silence as an admission of guilt, indicating that they have committed theft of democracy,” said Mr.
At a press conference on Tuesday, BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari asked if there were any irregularities in the inclusion of Ms.
