BJP has made former Calcutta High Court Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay its candidate in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Congress has targeted Gangopadhyay’s recent remarks on Mahatma Gandhi and Nathuram Godse.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh posted on Twitter, ‘Calcutta High Court judge resigns to contest Lok Sabha elections as BJP candidate.
He took this step with the blessings of the Prime Minister. Now his statement that he cannot choose between Gandhi and Godse is worse than pathetic.
This cannot be accepted at all. His candidature should be immediately withdrawn by those people who left no stone unturned in usurping the legacy of the Mahatma.
Abhijit Gangopadhyay has been made the BJP candidate, days after he resigned as Calcutta HC judge.
He recently said in a conversation with a Bengali channel that he could not choose between Gandhi and Godse.
Actually, during the interview in this TV programme, he was asked many questions in the rapid fire round.
In this episode, Gangopadhyay was asked to choose between Gandhi and Godse.
Hearing this he took a deep breath and said I will not answer this right now, I need to think about it.
He said that as a person associated with the legal profession, I should try to understand the other side of the story.
I have to read his (Nathuram Godse) writings and understand what compelled him to kill Mahatma Gandhi.
Gangopadhyay was to retire in August
Let us tell you that while practicing law in the High Court, Gangopadhyay became Additional Judge of Calcutta High Court on May 2, 2018. According to data on the High Court website, he was elevated and appointed permanent judge on July 30, 2020.
He was scheduled to retire in August this year. Earlier he resigned from his post.
After joining BJP, Gangopadhyay said, ‘Today I have stepped into a new area. I am happy to join BJP and will work as a soldier of the party. Our aim is to oust the corrupt TMC regime from the state.