After Supreme Court stayed Gandhi’s conviction in a defamation case on August 4, the Congress was keen that his Lok Sabha membership is restored at the earliest.
Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw moved the bill in the Lok Sabha. The bill will now head to the Rajya Sabha, where the ruling coalition is short of the majority mark.
The complaint, filed by state BJP leader Shankudeb Panda, includes information about Rs 23 crore being defrauded from 415 individuals, primarily senior citizens.
The Parliament has been witnessing a logjam over a number of issues, including the violence in Manipur, since the beginning of the Monsoon Session on July 20.
In the forthcoming elections, the BJP has declared its intention to contest all 21 Lok Sabha seats and 147 Assembly seats, directly challenging the BJD.