‘Totally inappropriate’: Lawyers, Opposition leaders object to Modi visiting chief justice’s home
The prime minister visited DY Chandrachud’s house to participate in the worship of the deity Ganesha, leading to questions about the judiciary’s independence.
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A video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting Chief Justice DY Chandrachud’s home to participate in the worship of the Hindu deity Ganesha on Wednesday led to several lawyers and Opposition leaders expressing concern about the independence of the judiciary.
On Wednesday evening, ANI published a video of Chandrachud and his wife Kalpana Das welcoming Modi into their Delhi home. The prime minister then took part in an aarti with the chief justice and his wife.
#WATCH | PM Narendra Modi attended the Ganesh Puja celebrations at the residence of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/VqHsuobqh6— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2024
Several lawyers and Opposition leaders said this raised questions about the independence of the judiciary from the political executive.
Former Additional Solicitor General Indira Jaising alleged that Chandrachud had “compromised the separation of powers” between the executive and judiciary.
“Lost all confidence in the independence of the Chief Justice of India,” Jaising said. “The Supreme Court Bar Association must condemn this publicly displayed compromise of independence of the CJI from the Executive.”
Chief Justice of India has compromised the separation of powers between the Executive and Judiciary. Lost all confidence in the independence of the CJI . The SCBA must condemn this publicly displayed compromise of Independence of the...
