Rahul tenders unconditional apology for attributing 'chowkidar' quote to SC

08 May 2019 Evaluate

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has tendered an unconditional apology in the Supreme Court for wrongfully attributing to the apex court the 'chowkidar chor hai' remark in the Rafale verdict. He also sought closure of the criminal contempt proceedings against him on a petition filed by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi.

In a fresh three-page affidavit, Gandhi has said that he holds the apex court in the ‘highest esteem and respect’ and that he has never sought to do anything which interferes with the process of administration of justice. Gandhi has said in his affidavit that ‘The deponent (Rahul Gandhi) unconditionally apologises for the wrongful attributions to this court. The deponent further states that any such attributions were entirely unintentional, non-wilful and inadvertent’. Further, the affidavit stated that ‘The deponent most respectfully prays that this court may be graciously pleased to accept the instant affidavit and close the present contempt proceedings’.

Gandhi has also said the affidavit is made ‘bonafide and in the interest of justice, and nothing material has been concealed therefrom’. The Congress chief said in his affidavit that ‘At the outset the deponent herein most respectfully submits that he holds this court in the highest esteem, and respect. The deponent has never sought or intended to, directly or indirectly, commit any act that it interferes with the process of administration of justice’. BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi, who filed the contempt petition against Gandhi, had alleged that he has attributed his personal remarks to the top court and tried to create prejudice.

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