Will give appropriate reply to SC notice to Rahul: Congress

Reiterating that Rahul Gandhi's comments on the Supreme Court Rafale judgment were not contemptuous, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that party would give an appropriate reply to the apex court over the same.

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday said that it will give a comprehensive and appropriate reply to the Supreme Court's notice to their party president Rahul Gandhi for the alleged 'contempt of court'.

Addressing a press conference here, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that the party would give a proper reply to the apex court, and prove that the BJP was distorting Gandhi's statement for its benefit.

He added that Gandhi never made any statement which could be considered contempt of court.

Earlier today, the Supreme Court made it clear that the remarks made by Rahul Gandhi in the media on the Rafale case verdict were 'incorrectly attributed' to the apex court and directed the Congress President to give his explanation by April 22.

The top court gave a categorical clarification that in its Rafale judgment there was no occasion for it to make a mention of alleged contemptuous observation that "Chowkidar Narendra Modi chorhain" as has been attributed to it by Gandhi.

The apex court decided to consider the criminal contempt petition filed by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi against Gandhi for attributing to it some observations that were not in the Rafale judgment.

It observed that politicians should not attribute any findings or views to the court in their speeches.

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