Congress president Rahul Gandhi has regretted his statement where he attributed comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rafale case to the Supreme Court. A bench chaired by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi will take up the case on Tuesday. Also Watch - Explained: Why Rahul Gandhi is in the Supreme Court’s crosshairsRahul Gandhi was last week told by the Supreme Court to file his affidavit on a contempt petition filed by BJP lawmaker Meenakshi Lekhi who had complained that Gandhi “replaced his personal statement as Supreme Court’s order” and tried to create prejudice. The Supreme Court had earlier this month allowed three sets of documents to be used in the Rafale review petition, rejecting protests from the government which cited various grounds including national security to block use of these papers. Her party later filed a formal complaint against Gandhi with the Election Commission, charging him of lying.

Source: Hindustan Times April 22, 2019 06:48 UTC