If he's Singham, I am Pushpa: TMC leader after U.P.-cadre IPS visits his house, faces protest
A controversy has arisen in West Bengal regarding IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma's role as a police observer in South 24 Parganas. Sharma faced protests from Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers after issuing warnings to the family of candidate Jahangir Khan. The situation escalated with Khan asserting that threats to voters would not be tolerated in Falta.
- ▪Ajay Pal Sharma has been appointed as a police observer in South 24 Parganas, sparking controversy.
- ▪Sharma was seen issuing warnings to the family of TMC candidate Jahangir Khan, leading to protests from TMC workers.
- ▪Jahangir Khan countered Sharma's threats by stating that they would not bow down to intimidation.
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- ▪ ‘If he is Singham, I am Pushpa’: TMC protests after IPS officer's warning on voter intimidation — Times of India — Top
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A fresh controversy has erupted in West Bengal over the appointment of Uttar Pradesh Police cadre, IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma, as a police observer in South 24 Parganas after he was seen on video issuing warnings to the family of candidate Jahangir Khan of Falta constituency. Officer Sharma has popularly earned the title of “Singham” for his record of crackdown on criminals in U.P. He was seen going around in various areas of South 24 Parganas, including Diamond Harbour, which is Trinamool Congress’ second-in-command Abhishek Banerjee’s bastion.Mr. Sharma was seen going around in an armoured vehicle with a Jammu and Kashmir number plate, along with several central force officers and doing rounds of the region carrying a list of names of “troublemakers”.
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