Suspended TMC spokesman Riju Dutta has issued an unconditional apology on X to Uttar Pradesh IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma, weeks after threatening him in a viral video linked to South 24 Parganas polling. Dutta claimed the original remarks followed party instructions and were made in an official capacity, but said BJP leaders from Uttar Pradesh and his legal counsel advised him to apologise, hoping the issue ends permanently. The apology follows TMC’s major 2026 Bengal election defeat and his suspension for breach of discipline.
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