A Delhi court has reserved its judgment on a plea seeking the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi. The plea alleges that Gandhi’s name was added to the electoral roll before she was officially an Indian citizen. The judgment is set to be delivered by Special Judge Visha Gogne at the Rouse Avenue Courts on August 13.
The court has given both Gandhi and the complainant, Vikas Tripathi, until August 1 to submit their written arguments. Tripathi’s request for an FIR was initially dismissed by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasiya on September 11, 2025. Tripathi subsequently filed a revision petition with the sessions court, which led to a notice being issued to Gandhi on December 9, 2025.
Tripathi argues that Gandhi’s name appeared on the electoral roll for the New Delhi constituency in 1980, despite her acquiring Indian citizenship only in April 1983. According to Tripathi, Gandhi’s name was included in the electoral roll in 1980, removed in 1982, and then re-added in 1983.
Sonia Gandhi has countered these allegations, describing the case as “wholly misconceived, frivolous, politically motivated, and an abuse of the process of law.” In her brief response to the court, she asserted that the complaint is based on speculative assumptions, media reports, and “imaginary applications” without any supporting foundational documents.
“The complainant has made serious allegations in a reckless manner based on his own imagination or opinion or unwarranted presumption,” Gandhi’s reply stated. She further argued that the complainant has not provided any alleged applications for voter registration, citizenship documents, or forged records, nor has he attempted to lawfully obtain them.
