Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was let off contempt charges by the Supreme Court on Thursday over his comments on a ruling by the court in the Rafale fighter jet deal.
Gandhi, the former Congress president, had filed three affidavits in the court in the contempt case filed against him by BJP Lok Sabha member Meenakshi Lekhi for incorrectly attributing his political slogan 'chowkidar chor hai' to the judges.
Lekhi, in her petition, had alleged that Gandhi had twisted the Supreme Court's April 10 judgment to claim that the court declared Prime Minister Narendra Modi guilty of corrupt practices in purchase of 36 Rafale aircraft.
Lekhi, in her petition, had alleged that Gandhi had twisted the Supreme Court's April 10 judgment to claim that the court declared Prime Minister Narendra Modi guilty of corrupt practices in purchase of 36 Rafale aircraft.
In an affidavit filed in the court, Gandhi had expressed regret over his comments and said they were made in the heat of the campaign for the April-May Lok Sabha polls.
Gandhi had to a file a fresh petition after the petition after the top court wasn't convinced that his earlier affidavit expressed regret. 'You take 22 pages to express regret… but where is the complete regret,' Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi had told Gandhi's lawyer Abhishek Singhvi.
In his previous affidavits, Gandhi had told the court that his remarks were not meant to obstruct administration of justice or scandalise the court in any manner. He had also urged the court to dismiss Lekhi's contempt petition and impose a fine on her for dragging the court into a political controversy.
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