The recent events surrounding Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who resigned as a Calcutta High Court judge to join BJP, has raised several questions. Has the judiciary in India become too politicised? Do judges tailor their judgments to please politicians? Is the hope of fair and free justice in our democracy now in danger of being over-run by political influences and interests? Should we allow political parties to win judges over to their side by promising them political posts when they retire? Author and columnist Vir Sanghvi answers these questions in this week's episode of #SharpEdge Read Vir Sanghvi's column here : https://theprint.in/opinion/sharp-edge/if-parties-co-opt-judges-into-political-system-the-last-bastion-of-indian-democracy-will-fall/1991269/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive content, special privileges & more – Subscribe to ThePrint for Special benefits: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theprintindia » Tweet us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theprintindia » Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theprintindia » Find us on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/theprint » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8