TMC critic Abhijit Gangopadhyay joins BJP after quitting as HC decide | Politics Information

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Abhijit Gangopadhyay joined the Calcutta HC as a further decide in 2018 and was elevated to a everlasting decide in 2020. (PTI picture)

Former Calcutta Excessive Courtroom decide Abhijit Gangopadhyay joined the Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) on Thursday, two days after tendering his resignation. Gangopadhyay, a famous Trinamool Congress critic, was welcomed into the celebration by the Chief of the Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar, amongst different members.

In a press convention following his resignation, the lawyer had mentioned on Tuesday that he would be a part of the saffron celebration on March 7. “I’m becoming a member of the BJP as it’s a nationwide celebration, which is preventing towards the corruption of the TMC in Bengal,” he mentioned.


Gangopadhyay ordered CBI probe into recruitment ‘rip-off’

Notably, Gangopadhayay was set to retire in July. Considered one of his most distinguished judgments consists of ordering the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the alleged West Bengal trainer recruitment rip-off in Could 2022. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee, his spouse and his dad and mom are all suspects within the alleged rip-off.


In April 2023, the decide ordered the CBI to probe comparable suspected recruitment scams in different departments as effectively.


Who’s Abhijit Gangopadhyay


Gangopadhyay joined the Calcutta HC as a further decide in 2018 and was elevated to a everlasting decide in 2020. Born in 1962, he studied regulation at Hazra Regulation School and was concerned in theatre. Previous to changing into a lawyer, Gangopadhyay was a West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) A-grade officer.


TMC’s response on Gangopadhyay’s transfer


His bid to hitch the BJP has invited sharp criticism from the ruling TMC, which alleged that it’s proved that the previous decide made “politically motivated” selections whereas holding the place.


“His determination proves that every one the allegations that TMC was making for therefore many days have been true. Sitting on the chair for therefore lengthy, he was making politically motivated selections. At the moment within the press convention, he brazenly mentioned that earlier than resigning, he had contacted the BJP or the BJP had contacted him, which signifies that talks have been occurring. It’s not proper {that a} decide was doing this whereas on the chair,” TMC chief Kunal Ghosh mentioned.

First Revealed: Mar 07 2024 | 1:43 PM IST