Rahul Gandhi on Monday expressed “regret” to the Supreme Court that in the heat of political campaigning he had juxtaposed the Congress slogan “chowkidar chor hai” while citing the court’s recent ruling on the Rafale review petition.
Rahul reaffirmed the allegation that the Rafale deal was a “tainted transaction” that merited a joint parliamentary committee probe. He also furnished copies of media reports to contend that Modi had incorrectly portrayed a previous apex court ruling as a “clean chit” to him on the deal.
BJP parliamentarian Meenakshi Lekhi had moved a contempt plea accusing the Congress president of deliberately misrepresenting the court’s ruling to claim it had held Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “chor” (thief) in the aircraft deal.
