Ganguly issue: Ambika Soni says people in position must quit

“Secondly, we expect people to show a certain high moral ground, from those who occupy or who have occupied high offices. I do feel that if a person occupies such a high office, even if he feels he did not do the wrong thing, steps down, he increases his moral stature than reducing it,” Soni said.

A three-judge committee of the Supreme Court had yesterday indicted Justice Ganguly for “unwelcome behavior” and “conduct of sexual nature” toward a woman law intern, prompting demands that action under criminal law should be initiated against him.

Justice Ganguly, who retired from the apex court more than a year ago and currently heads the West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC), was accused by the intern of sexually harassing her in a hotel room in Delhi last year. He, however, had strongly denied the charge.