Calcutta High Court judge Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who has given several orders in the West Bengal recruitment scam, announced his decision to resign as judge and hinted at taking a plunge into politics ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Opposition parties, including the BJP, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Congress welcomed him to join their parties.
Speaking to Bengali TV news channel ABP Ananda, Justice Gangopadhyay said he would resign on March 5. An advocate of Calcutta High Court, Mr. Gangopadhyay became a permanent judge in 2019 and on 14 instances directed probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into allegations of corruption in the West Bengal school and municipal recruitment scams.
Justice Gangopadhyay thanked the Trinamool Congress and said the State’s ruling party had challenged him to come and face them politically. The announcement of resignation of Justice Gangopadhyay triggered strong reactions in political circles. State Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, State BJP president Sukanta Majumdar and CPI(M) State secretary Md. Salim all welcomed the judge to their parties. Opposition leaders said that a person with the integrity and stature of Justice Gangopadhyay would bring something good to the State and the country.
