'He Slammed The Doubters': BJP After CJI Chandrachud Defended PM Modi's Ganesh Puja Visit

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) on Monday, October 28, reacted to CJI Chandrachud defending PM Modi's Ganesh puja visit, saying, "he slammed the doubters."

The saffron party's national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala said, "Today the statement of the Chief justice of India which has come is a stinging response to those doubting Thomases who unfortunately for the sake of petty politics drag in constitutional institutions and besmirch them by saying that just because Prime Minister visited Ganesh Puja or Ganesh Aarti at residence of CJI, there was a deal struck between them."

He further added, "When the same CJI attended the Iftar party of Manmohan Singh that time it was secular. This means their problem was with Ganesh Puja and therefore they started abusing and insulting CJI because he invited the PM to Ganesh Aarti. This much hatred they have for Ganesh Aarti and after that they have constantly abused the post of CJI..."

Amid a massive row over his visit to the CJI's residence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the Opposition, saying his visit has, "angered the Congress and its ecosystem".

"The British who followed the policy of divide and rule used to hate Ganesh Utsav. Even today, the power-hungry people who want to divide society have problems with Ganesh Utsav," he said.

The BJP and its ally also hit out at the opposition parties, calling their reactions "reckless" and said casting "baseless aspersions" on the highest court sets a dangerous precedent.

Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Milind Deora flayed the critics and said it's unfortunate to see "reckless commentary" on Prime Minister Modi's visit to the CJI's residence for Ganapati Aarti. "When verdicts favour them, the opposition praises the Supreme Court's credibility, but when things don't go their way, they conveniently claim the judiciary is compromised," he charged in a post on X.

"Started crying! Civility, cordiality, togetherness, co travellers in nations journey are all an anathema to these left liberals. Also it was not socialising but a devoted Ganapathi Pooja is very hard to digest. SCBA is not a moral compass. Take deep breath once," BJP's BL Santhosh had said in a post on X reacting to Jaising's comments.