KOLKATA:
Abhijit Gangopadhyay
, who recently
resigned
as a judge in the
Calcutta High Court
, has now joined the BJP.
After stepping down from his position, Gangopadhyay had already announced his intention to join the
saffron party
.
"Today, I have joined a new field. I am happy to join the BJP and will work as a party soldier. Our objective is to oust the
corrupt TMC regime
from the state," he said after his official joining.
Gangopadhyay's official joining was marked by a warm reception at the BJP office in Salt Lake, where he was handed the party flag by state party president
Sukanta Majumdar
.
"West Bengal's politics needs a person like Abhijit Gangopadhyay," BJP leader
Suvendu Adhikari
, who is also the leader of the opposition in the assembly, said praising Gangopadhyay's entry into politics.
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