Mamata Banerjee, the leader of the Trinamool Congress and the chief minister of West Bengal, has launched a vicious attack on Abhijit Gangopadhyay, a former judge of the Calcutta High Court, who joined the BJP today.
Speaking to a crowd following a Trinamool march on International Women’s Day, Banerjee referred to the former judge as a “BJP babu who was sitting on the bench” and threatened to ensure his defeat should he run in the next Lok Sabha election.
“A BJP babu who was on the bench has joined the party. How are you supposed to hold them to justice? I remove the mask,” she declared.
As a judge of the Calcutta High Court, Mr. Gangopadhyay gained notoriety when he ordered multiple central agencies to look into claims of irregularities in the hiring of teaching and non-teaching staff by the Mamata Banerjee government.
Hitting out at the former judge, Ms Banerjee said, “After denying jobs to thousands of students, he has become a leader. Be ready. Wherever you contest from, I will send students to fight you. Remember, the people will judge you now.”
The Bengal Chief Minister added that she has five lakh jobs “but these dangerous snakes are denying jobs to the people of Bengal”.
There are rumors that the BJP may run the former judge in the Lok Sabha election.
