‘Chowkidar Chor hai’ remark: Rahul ready to apologise, says Singhvi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s lawyer told the Supreme Court that he will express apology for attributing the ‘Chowkidar Chor hai’ remark to the apex court after its verdict in the Rafale matter. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked where in the affidavit did Rahul express ‘complete regret’ and questioned why the expression of regret is in brackets in his affidavit. The court granted Rahul time to file a fresh affidavit after the assurance by Abhishek Manu Singhvi that he will express an apology. The court clarified it will decide whether to accept the fresh affidavit in the next hearing on May 6.