Mamata Banerjee dares ex-judge who joined BJP

Former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who joined the BJP, has come under a ballistic attack by West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee. Banerjee described the former judge as a "BJP babu who was sitting on the bench" and said that if he contests the upcoming Lok Sabha election, she will ensure he loses. "A BJP babu was sitting on the bench and now he has joined BJP. How can you expect justice from them? The mask is off," she said. Gangopadhyay had made headlines as a judge of Calcutta High Court when he issued several orders to central agencies to investigate allegations of irregularities in the Mamata Banerjee government's recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff. He joined the BJP, days after resigning as a judge.