Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday tendered an unconditional apology in the Supreme Court for wrongfully attributing to the apex court the 'chowkidar chor hai' remark in the Rafale case.
Gandhi also sought closure of the criminal contempt proceedings against him on a petition filed by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi.
In a fresh three-page affidavit, Gandhi said he holds the Supreme Court in the "highest esteem and respect" and that he has never sought to do anything that interferes with the process of administration of justice.
"The deponent (Rahul Gandhi) unconditionally apologises for the wrongful attributions to this court. The deponent further states that any such attributions were entirely unintentional, non-wilful and inadvertent," Gandhi said in his affidavit.
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"The deponent most respectfully prays that this court may be graciously pleased to accept the instant affidavit and close the present contempt proceedings," the affidavit stated.
Gandhi also said the affidavit is made "bonafide and in the interest of justice, and nothing material has been concealed there from".
BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi, who filed the contempt petition against Gandhi, had alleged that he has attributed his personal remarks to the Supreme Court and tried to create prejudice.
