Mamata Banerjee Challenges Ex-Judge Joining BJP: "Wherever You Contest, I'll Send Students Against You"

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:29pm on 07 Mar 2024,Thursday Politics

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee confronts former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, now with BJP, warning that if he runs in the upcoming Lok Sabha election, she'll ensure his defeat. Speaking at a Trinamool march for International Women's Day, Banerjee criticized the ex-judge, previously known for probing irregularities in her government's recruitments. Gangopadhyay, joining BJP after resigning as a judge, expressed intent to work against the "corrupt TMC regime." Banerjee, countering Prime Minister Modi's remarks, defends Bengal's safety for women amidst the Sandeshkhali controversy.

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