Congress wants SC to recall Rafale verdict, try government for perjury

Claiming that the Supreme Court judgment on the Rafale case was void as it was based on false and misleading submissions by the Centre the Congress on Sunday demanded an immediate recall of the apex court verdict and a notice to be issued to the Modi government for perjury and contempt of courtThe Congress also urged the Supreme Court to not entertain the Centres Saturday application seeking rectification of errors in the judgment which the government claimed occurred perhaps on account of misinterpretation by the courtAt the centre of the controversy is paragraph 25 of the judgment in which the Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoiled bench observed The pricing details have however been shared with the Comptroller and Auditor General CAG and the CAG report has been examined by the Public Accounts Committee PAC Only a redacted portion of the report was placed before Parliament and is in public domainHowever PAC Chairman Mallikarjun Kharge and the Congress have maintained that no portion of the CAG report has been placed before Parliament or was in the public domainStepping up the attack against the Modi regime Congress leader Anand Sharma said that the Modi government not only committed perjury by making false assertions before the court but was also guilty of breach of parliamentary privilegesThe Supreme Court judgment is not only selfcontradictory but is shocking in terms of having factual inaccuracies that are a result of false and misleading submissions made by the governmentWe demand that the Supreme Court immediately recalls the judgment which is void as it is made on the premise of false submission by the government The entire episode has dented the dignity of the highest court in the country and it should give notice to the Modi government for perjury and contempt of court Sharma told the media hereThe former union minister flayed the Modi government over its Saturday plea to rectify two sentences in the para 25 of the judgment where due to misinterpretation by the court saying is was interpreted as has been at one place and as was in anotherWhat the Modi government has done is unprecedented and its curative petition adds only to the injury it has caused to the Supreme Court Instead of admitting its lies and apologizing it is giving grammar lessons to the Chief Justice and his fellow judgesThe court should take serious note of this and take action against the government for perjury and contempt of court said Sharma adding that the matter of breach of parliamentary privileges will also be raised in both HousesThe Supreme Court on Friday had dismissed multiple petitions seeking courtmonitored probe into the purchase of 36 Rafale jet fighters holding that the decisionmaking process was not in doubt and it cannot go into the question of pricing and choice of offset Indian partner by the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault AviationCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in the headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever