{"id":311593,"date":"2019-04-23T09:53:43","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T09:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=311593"},"modified":"2019-04-23T09:53:43","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T09:53:43","slug":"sc-issues-contempt-notice-to-rahul-gandhi-over-rafale-order-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/sc-issues-contempt-notice-to-rahul-gandhi-over-rafale-order-remarks\/","title":{"rendered":"SC issues contempt notice to Rahul Gandhi over Rafale order remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-308590 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/rahul-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"481\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/01\/rahul-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/01\/rahul-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/01\/rahul-696x465.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/01\/rahul-628x420.jpg 628w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/01\/rahul.jpg 815w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to Congress president Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on the Rafale order by the top court.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The apex court said it will hear the contempt plea against Rahul Gandhi along with the petitions seeking review of its December verdict on Rafale fighter Jet deal by next Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In his reply to apex\u2019s court\u2019s order seeking an explanation on a contempt petition filed by Meenakshi Lekhi, Rahul on Monday expressed regret over his remarks and said his statement was made in the \u201cheat of political campaigning\u201d, while adding that the same was misused by his political opponents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing on behalf of Lekhi, submitted that Rahul had not offered any apology for attributing the \u2018Chowkidar Chor hai\u2019 remark to the court.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Senior advocate AM Singhvi defended the Congress president and said that Rahul had expressed regret for wrongfully mixing up Chowkidar remarks along with his comments on SC verdict in Rafale review petitions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The Apex Court on April 15 said that remarks made by Rahul Gandhi on the Rafale case were \u201cincorrectly attributed\u201d to the top court.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to Congress president Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on the Rafale order by the top court. The apex court said it will hear the contempt plea against Rahul Gandhi along with the petitions seeking review of its December verdict on Rafale fighter Jet deal by next Tuesday. 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