“The Only Dhwaja Is...”: Owaisi Comments On CJI’s Dhwaja Remark
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said that the ‘only dhwaja that signifies the unity of all Indians is the Tirangha (Indian flag), commenting on Chief Justice of India DY Chandarchud’s recent dhwaja remark.
The Chief Justice of India, after a publicly reported temple visit, said that the district courts judges must draw inspiration from flags or dhwajas flown over temples which binds all of us together, so that the “dhwaja of justice” keeps flying for generation to come, reports the Sunday express.
Disagreeing to the comment made by Chief justice, Owaisi wrote on X, “For me, the only dhwaja that signifies the unity of all Indians is the Tirangha. The only dhwaja or flag of justice is the Indian tricolour.”
For me, the only dhwaja that signifies the unity of all Indians is the Tirangha. The only dhwaja or flag of justice is the Indian tricolour. It is strange to call the symbol of one faith as the symbol of all of humanity. It is even stranger when such words are uttered by…
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) January 9, 2024
He then added that it is strange to call the symbol of one faith as the symbol of all of humanity. “It is even stranger when such words are uttered by constitutional authorities,” Owaisi said.
Justice Chandrachud said after his visit, “dhwaja” (flag) of the Dwarkadheesh temple, which is similar to that of the one at the temple of Lord Jagannath at Puri in Odisha, has a special meaning for the people from the judicial community.
Owaisi concluded his post by reminding that ‘Watan e Azizi’ (dear motherland) has no religion. “Watan e Aziz has NO Religion it celebrates every religion ,it celebrates people who don’t believe in God also .JAI HIND”, he wrote.
Justice Chandrachud after his visit said he was inspired by the dhwaja of temples, emphasising the “universality of the tradition in our nation”, that there is some “unifying force above all of us, as lawyers, as judges, as citizens”. He also added that the unifying force is “our humanity” and “inspired by the life and ideals of Mahatma Gandhi”.
