SC to give verdict on Rafale review petitions, Rahul Gandhi contempt case tomorrow
The Supreme Court on December 14 last year gave a clean chit to the Centre on the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France.
The Supreme Court on December 14 last year gave a clean chit to the Centre on the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France.
On May 4, the government filed a fresh affidavit in the Supreme Court in the Rafale case, opposing the reopening of the whole matter.
Rahul Gandhi, while welcoming the SC decision to review the Rafale deal on 10 April, claimed a moral victory and said that the court has made it clear that PM Modi 'committed theft'.
The Supreme Court had on Tuesday issued a formal notice to the Centre on the review petitions filed against the December 14, 2018 judgment on the Rafale deal.
BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that Gandhi has only expressed regret even as he 'deliberately' put words in the mouth of the court.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday expressed 'his regret' in the Supreme Court over his statements in connection with the Rafale order.
The Supreme Court had earlier stated that Gandhi's statements in connection with the Rafale order were 'incorrectly attributed' to it.
Ecstatic over the SC's decision to examine fresh revelations on the Rafale deal, Gandhi had claimed a moral victory and said that the court has made it clear that PM Modi had 'committed theft'.
The Supreme Court admitted three documents connected to the Dassault Rafale fighter jet deal as evidence in the review petitions and dismissed the Centre’s “preliminary objections”.
The plea filed by former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha, journalist Arun Shourie and lawyer Prashant Bhushan sought the recall and review of 2018 judgment giving clean chit to the government in the deal.
