'Will defeat you wherever you compete, in the coming days you will be judged by the common people'

KOLKATA: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at Abhijit Gangopadhyay who resigned as Calcutta High Court judge and joined BJP. Without taking any name, the West Bengal Chief Minister alleged that certain judgements by Gangopadhyay gave the state a bad name nationally.

"Some people often tell me that given certain court judgements passed in West Bengal, not only the people, even tigers will flee from the state. I tell them that there are some people like 'him',” Mamata said at the end of a rally organised by the Trinamool Congress here on Thursday afternoon.

Without naming Gangopadhyay, Mamata also said that the “former judge” unnecessarily targeted the Trinamool when he was the judge.

“As a judge, he gave television interviews. He said a lot of things naming Abhishek Banerjee. Finally, he announced his decision to join the BJP. Now, he has been unmasked. In the coming days, he will be judged by the common people,” CM Banerjee said.

It was Abhijit Gangopadhyay who ordered a CBI investigation into the corruption allegations related to the appointment of teachers and non-teaching staff when he was a High Court judge. He joined the BJP today.

After joining the BJP, Abhijit Gangopadhyay had said that he was happy to be a member of the BJP and that his aim was to oust the corrupt government of Bengal from power.