digital desk- An important hearing was held in Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court in the voter list dispute case related to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi. The court has directed all the parties to file their written arguments within a week. Also, the date of May 16 has been fixed for the next hearing of the case, from which it is clear that the court wants to hear all the parties in detail in this matter. During the hearing, senior counsel for the complainant completed his counter arguments and sought permission from the court to also present the report of the Election Commission of India on record. At the same time, the lawyer appearing on behalf of Sonia Gandhi also told the court that he wants to present some additional arguments in this case.
There is an allegation of name being included in the voter list even before obtaining Indian citizenship.
According to the allegations made in the petition, Sonia Gandhi formally obtained Indian citizenship on 30 April 1983. However, the complainant claims that his name had already been included in the voter list of New Delhi in the year 1980. On this basis, the question has been raised in the petition whether it was legally correct to include his name in the voter list at that time or not. Responding to these allegations, Sonia Gandhi had already made it clear in the court that this petition filed against her is completely baseless and motivated by political motives.
Gave the argument of abuse of legal process
Terming it an abuse of the legal process, he said the allegations have no factual or legal basis. In his reply, he also argued that issues related to citizenship fall entirely within the jurisdiction of the Central Government and only the concerned authority has the right to take a decision on it. Furthermore, matters relating to electoral rolls and electoral disputes fall under the jurisdiction of the Election Commission of India and not the criminal courts. It was also said on behalf of Sonia Gandhi that the complainant has failed to present any concrete documentary evidence in support of his allegations. No credible evidence has come to light in the court so far, which can prove these allegations.
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