Petition filed in Supreme Courtroom for ‘pressing’ elimination of IPS Ajay Pal Sharma from Bengal over ‘partisan conduct’
A petition has been filed within the Supreme Courtroom for ‘pressing’ elimination of IPS Ajay Pal Sharma as police observer from poll-bound Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, HT has learnt. the petition phrases Sharma as ‘extremely partisan and performing opposite to the position prescribed to him.’
The petition, seen by HT, alleged that Sharma upon assuming his cost because the police observer “engaged in acts of intimidation, undue affect, and partisan conduct, together with threats directed at political candidates”.
Sharma’s position in a number of key safety operations throughout his postings throughout Uttar Pradesh earned him the popularity of “encounter specialist”.
Sharma’s deployment by the Election Fee kicked up one other large row between the incumbent Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP).
Whereas the BJP and the ECI stated that Sharma has been deployed to make sure “free and truthful voting” within the state, the Trinamool Congress and in addition Samajwadi Celebration chief Akhilesh Yadav claimed that the BJP is attempting to tilt the vote of their favour by “deploying brokers” to intimidate voters.
