New Delhi: Veteran Congress leader Sonia Gandhi celebrated her 78th birthday inside the Parliament complex on Tuesday, as the House discussed electoral reforms. The Congress party shared pictures in a post on Instagram, in which Sonia was seen cutting the cake at the Congress Parliamentary Party office, while several Members of Parliament from the Indian block parties attended. Asked if she wanted to give any message to the people of the country, Sonia said, “Vande Mataram and Jai Hind”.

The plea stems from a complaint filed by lawyer Vikas Tripathi, which was dismissed by the magistrate saying it lacked legal basis and was entirely dependent on uncertified photocopies of 1980 electoral records. The case is now listed for further hearing on January 6, when the Sessions Court will continue to examine the challenge to the magistrate’s order dismissing the complaint.