Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday filed a response in connection with the contempt petition filed by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi over his comment on Supreme Court’s Rafale order. The Counsel appeared for Congress President Rahul Gandhi stated the matter before the Top Court Bench headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi.
Sources claimed that Congress Chief in its response has once made an apology to the Court for quoting the observation in the wrong way.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi files affidavit in connection with the contempt petition filed by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi over his comment on Supreme Court's Rafale order. pic.twitter.com/al3SBsymTi
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019
The Supreme Court had on April 23 issued contempt notice to Congress President Rahul Gandhi after expressing dissatisfaction over the response filed by him for his remarks on the Rafale judgment. The Top court further said that it will hear the contempt plea along with the review petition on April 30.
Supreme Court also rejected the plea of Congress President seeking to quash criminal contempt petition filed by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi.
Earlier on April 22, Congress Chief in a response apologized to the Supreme Court and said his comments were made in the heat of the political campaigning. He further added that he regretted that he gave that statement quoting the Supreme Court to target PM Modi on Rafale Issue. He further said that his statements were used and misused by the political opponents.
Background
Bharatiya Janata Party outgoing MP Meenakshi Lekhi on April 15 filed a plea in the court seeking action against Rahul Gandhi for allegedly making remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi quoting an observation of the Top Court.
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Earlier the Top Court had on April 10 giving a jolt to Centre unanimously rejected the objections raised by Government against the review pleas filed for apex court’s decision on the Rafale deal. The Top Court also allowed the admissibility of three documents in Rafale deal as evidence in re-examining the review petitions.
Commenting on Supreme Court Observation Rahul Gandhi had reportedly said ”I am really happy that the Supreme Court has accepted the fact that the Prime Minister of India had looted the money of the IAF and given to Mr Anil Ambani. I had been saying this since months.”
The Top Court will hear the matter along with a review petition.
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