India, Sept. 5 -- Plea seeks probe into inclusion of Sonia's name in electoral roll
A plea on Tuesday sought action against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi alleging her name was included in the electoral rolls three years before she became an Indian citizen. The application before additional chief judicial magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasia under Section 175 (4) (power of Magistrate to order investigation) has sought directions to police for investigation into the allegation that Gandhi became an Indian citizen in 1983, but her name was in the 1980 electoral roll.
Senior advocate Pavan Narang appearing for the complainant, Vikas Tripathi, argued that according to some documents, it was clear that Sonia Gandhi took citizenship on April 30, 1983. He...