Rafale: Rahul Gandhi files reply in Supreme Court on contempt notice issued to him
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday filed his reply in the Supreme Court on a notice issued to him after a contempt case by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi for his remarks on the Rafale verdict.
The counsel appearing for Gandhi mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and said they be allowed to file a reply on the contempt notice.
The bench, also comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, allowed advocate Sunil Fernandes, who was appearing for Gandhi, to file the counter affidavit.
The apex court had on April 23 issued criminal contempt notice to Gandhi for his "chowkidar chor hai" remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi while referring to the Rafale judgment, which the apex court said was "incorrectly attributed" to it.
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Affiliate of Iranian state TV claims a US pilot ejected from their aircraft over southwestern Iran
Dubai (AP): A local channel of Iranian state television claimed Friday that a US fighter pilot ejected from their aircraft over southwestern Iran.
The US did not respond immediately to requests for comment over the claim.
The anchor on the channel in Iran's Kohkilouyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province read the following announcement: “If you capture the enemy pilot or pilots alive and hand them over to the police, you will receive a precious prize.”
The channel provided no other immediate details.
US Central Command, the Pentagon and White House didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.
