Abhijit Gangopadhyay on Tuesday resigned as a decide of the Calcutta Excessive Courtroom. A short time later, Gangopadhyay introduced his choice to join politics and the BJP. The choice sparked a sharp criticism from the ruling Trinamool Congress, who questioned his impartiality as a decide. In an unique interview with India At this time TV, Abhijit Gangopadhyay spoke intimately about what led to him becoming a member of politics, and in addition addressed the allegations levelled in opposition to him.
“There isn’t a ethical propriety concerned right here as a result of I’ve by no means achieved politics as a sitting decide. I by no means gave any political judgment that are politically biased. What judgement I gave, what orders I handed, had been at all times on the premise of the information which had been positioned earlier than me,” Gangopadhyay stated.
“If someone is extremely corrupt and their corruption involves gentle earlier than a decide, the decide will at all times do the precise factor by placing the complete effort into corruption to be investigated by the suitable company. That’s what I’ve achieved. It’s in no one’s (get together’s favor),” he added.
Gangopadhyay, who had a number of run-ins with Trinamool Congress leaders, requested, “I ponder why the state of West Bengal challenged all of the orders handed by me with out referring that I used to be a political particular person and I used to be taking political choice. They by no means raised any such query earlier than the Appellate Courtroom or the Supreme Courtroom. Now they’re elevating the query as a result of they need to take the folks’s thoughts from the corruption difficulty.”
Within the interview, Gangopadhyay revealed that he “by no means had the intention to hitch any political get together”.
“I believed that I will take retirement in the end, which is 5 months from now. However then, I discovered that as individuals are difficult me and welcoming me to the political enviornment, why ought to I not go first?” he stated.
On being requested concerning the transition from judgeship to a politician, Gangopadhyay stated, “I used to be on depart for seven days and on the finish of the depart, BJP approached me by way of some widespread pal. I additionally approached the BJP by way of some widespread friendsâæ We talked to one another for the primary time and thereafter I made a decision to resign. It was a matter of 3-4 days of debate, 3-4 days choice.”