With a row erupting over Prime Minister Narendra Modi attending the Ganpati Puja celebrations at Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud’s residence, the BJP and it’s ally hit out at the opposition parties on Thursday, calling their reactions “reckless” and said casting “baseless aspersions” on the highest court sets a dangerous precedent.Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, Lok Sabha MP and national spokesperson Sambit Patra hit back at the opposition and asked if the then Chief Justice of India (CJI) did not attend the Iftar party hosted by then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
“They do not have any objection to the prime minister meeting the chief justice of India but Ganpati Puja,” he said and accused the opposition leaders of indulging in politics.
“I am surprised that if the prime minister meets the chief justice of India, you raise an objection. But when he (Rahul Gandhi) meets (US lawmaker) Illhan Omar, who is with Pok, in America, you have no objection,” Patra added.
Prime Minister Modi on Wednesday participated in the Ganpati Puja at the CJI’s residence here.
In a video, Chandrachud and his wife Kalpana Das were seen welcoming Modi at their house.
Several opposition leaders and some lawyers of the Supreme Court reacted sharply to Modi attending the puja at the CJI’s residence.
“Ganpati Utsav is being celebrated and people visit each other’s house… I don’t have information whether the prime minister has visited anyone’s house,” Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said.