Congress refuted BJP's claims regarding Sonia Gandhi's voter registration. They alleged BJP used manipulated documents. Trinamool Congress MP accused Amit Malviya of forgery. BJP had alleged Sonia Gandhi enrolled as a voter twice without proper citizenship. They questioned the timing of her Indian citizenship acquisition. The parties exchanged accusations on social media platform X.
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