New Delhi [India], August 6: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra on Wednesday said a contempt petition will be filed against Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for her recent remarks following a Supreme Court observation concerning Rahul Gandhi. Mishra alleged that Gandhi's public comments amounted to contempt of court.
Speaking to ANI, Mishra said, "She has committed contempt of court by making so many statements before the media. Therefore, we are going to file a contempt petition against her because she has been making such irresponsible statements without knowing what the Court intended to say (to Rahul Gandhi). The petition will be filed by the Bar and the lawyers. The public of this country will not tolerate such irresponsible statements..."
Mishra's statement came a day after Priyanka Gandhi defended her brother and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, following a stern observation made by the Supreme Court over Rahul's comments on the India-China border issue.
On Tuesday, after the court's remarks, Priyanka Gandhi said that the issue was being misinterpreted and stressed that Rahul Gandhi holds the Indian Army in the highest regard.
"...They do not decide who a true Indian is. It is the job of the Opposition Leader, it is his duty to ask questions to challenge the Government. My brother would never say anything against the Army. He holds the Army in the highest respect. So, it is a misinterpretation," Priyanka told ANI.
Earlier on Monday, the Supreme Court had pulled up Rahul Gandhi over his alleged remarks on the Indian Army made in the context of a 2022 clash in the Yangtse region of Arunachal Pradesh.
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih expressed disapproval of Gandhi's remarks, saying How does he know the Chinese occupied 2000 square kilometres of land and said that a true Indian wouldn't say such a thing.
Justice Datta said, "How do you get to know that China occupied 2000 square kilometres of Indian territory? What is the credible material? If you are a true indian, you would not say this. When there is a conflict across borders... can you say all this?"
The Congress leader had made the remarks on December 16, 2022, during his 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'.
Gandhi had said, "People will ask about Bharat Jodo Yatra, here and there, Ashok Gahlot and Sachin Pilot and whatnot. But they will not ask a single question about China capturing 2,000 square kilometres of Indian territory, "killing 20 Indian soldiers" and "thrashing our soldiers in Arunachal Pradesh".
"But the Indian press doesn't ask a question to them about this. Isn't it true? The nation is watching all this. Don't pretend that people don't know," he added.