Passage 1
In a remarkable development, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay has told local news outlet ABP Ananda in an exclusive interview that he plans on resigning from his post as judge on Tuesday, 5th March 2024.
Justice Gangopadhyay in his interview with the Bengali news outlet has thanked the ruling dispensation of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for repeatedly challenging him to enter the political arena. “That journey begins on Tuesday,” the judge said
On his political ambitions, Justice Gangopadhyay stated that he has not made any decisions regarding his political affiliations, or contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, and is open to joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Indian National Congress (INC) or the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM).
It was further stated that the judge wanted to enter the political arena and work towards the betterment of people at the grassroots level, in furtherance of his work as a judge of the High Court.
Source- https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/
Passage 2
Pakistan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked his allies in the coalition government for putting their trust in him and making him Leader of the House. “When my Quaid (leader Nawaz) was elected the prime minister thrice, the development that followed in the country is an example of its own. And it is not wrong to say that Nawaz Sharif is the one who built Pakistan,” Mr. Shehbaz said in his victory speech.
Shehbaz Sharif on March 3 became the Prime Minister of Pakistan and will lead a coalition government after he comfortably won a majority in the newly-elected Parliament.
Mr. Shehbaz’s challenger Omar Ayub Khan of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Party secured 92 votes. The session of the new Parliament convened amid ruckus and sloganeering by PTI-backed lawmakers. Mr. Shehbaz will be administered the oath of office on March 4 at the Presidential mansion, Aiwan-e-Sadr.
Source- https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/
