The Congress on Monday attacked former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay over his alleged remarks about not being able to choose between Gandhi and Godse. In this matter, Congress had adopted an aggressive attitude and demanded BJP to withdraw the candidature of Justice Abhijeet. Former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay had recently resigned from the post of judge and joined BJP. Justice Abhijeet’s name is included in the list of 19 candidates whose names were announced by the BJP on Sunday for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh targeted
“It is worse than pathetic that a former judge of the Calcutta High Court says he cannot choose between Gandhi and Godse,” Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a post on ‘X’. Had recently resigned and has the blessings of none other than the Prime Minister.
Ramesh said, “This is completely unacceptable and his candidature should be immediately withdrawn by those who left no stone unturned to usurp the Mahatma’s legacy.” Taking a dig at the Prime Minister, Jairam Ramesh said, “Fr. What will the ‘Father of the Nation’ do now to protect the Father of the Nation?
what is the matter
Gangopadhyay was quoted by a news channel as saying that he “cannot choose between (Mahatma) Gandhi and (Nathuram) Godse”. Giving his clarification, he said that “as a person associated with the legal profession, I should try to understand the other side of the story”. He argued that one should read the writings of Nathuram Godse and understand why Godse had to kill Mahatma Gandhi. Till then he cannot choose between Gandhi and Godse. Although Gangopadhyay condemned the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, he stressed the need to examine all aspects of historical events.