NEW DELHI: Abhijit Gangopadhyay on Tuesday stepped down as judge of Calcutta high court and hours later announced that he will join BJP on March 7.
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“I am joining the BJP as it is a national party, which is fighting against the corruption of the TMC in Bengal,” Gangopadhyay said and added “He will contest Lok Sabha polls from whichever seat the BJP leadership offers him.”
Gangopadhyay, whose rulings on various education-related issues in the state stirred political debates, had sent his resignation letter to President Droupadi Murmu with copies to CJI DY Chandrachud and the Chief Justice of the Calcutta HC TS Sivagnanam in the morning.
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“For the last two or more years I have been dealing with some matters, especially education matters, regarding which a huge corruption has been discovered and unearthed. A large number of important persons in the education sector of this government are now languishing in jail, under trial,” he said earlier today.
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He said the reason for him quitting the job was a call of his conscience and added he would work towards the welfare of the public.
