In farewell speech, Calcutta HC judge Chitta Ranjan Dash says he's RSS member
Justice Chitta Ranjan Dash, who retired as a judge of the Calcutta High Court on Monday, said he was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Speaking at his farewell at the high court in the presence of the judges and members of the bar, Justice Dash said he was «ready to go back to the organisation» if they called him for any assistance or for any work that he was capable of doing.
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«To the distaste of some persons, I must admit here that I was and I am a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS),» he said.
Demitting office after over 14 years as a high court judge, Justice Dash came to the Calcutta HC from the Orissa HC on transfer.
«I owe a lot to the organisation… I am there from my childhood and throughout my youth,» he said.
«I have learnt to be courageous, upright and have an equal view for others and above all, the sense of patriotism and commitment to the work,» he said.
Justice Dash said that he had distanced himself from the organisation for about 37 years because of the work he undertook.
«I have never used my membership of the organisation for any advancement of my career because it is against its principles,» he said.
Justice Dash said he treated everybody at par, be he a rich or poor person, be he a communist, or from the BJP, Congress or TMC (Trinamool Congress).
«All are equal before me, I do not hold any bias for anyone or for any particular political philosophy or mechanism,» he said, adding that he tried to
