Ahead of West Bengal polls 2026, IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma has been deployed in Falta, South 24 Parganas, backed by a large CRPF team to identify and deter voter intimidators. The move follows complaints of threats, and Sharma’s campaign presence has triggered a public challenge from Trinamool candidate Jahangir Khan, who likened himself to the character Pushpa.
A day after Punjab authorities withdrew Harbhajan Singh’s police security, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs stepped in with CRPF protection for the Rajya Sabha MP. The development followed protests by Aam Aadmi Party workers outside his Jalandhar residence soon after he joined the BJP, escalating concerns and prompting the central security move.
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