By Admin 
UP IPS Ajay Pal Sharma is embroiled in controversies during the West Bengal elections. An application has been filed against him in the Supreme Court, demanding that he be immediately removed from election duty. The petitioner has alleged that his role as a police observer was not impartial and he did things like putting pressure on the candidates, which has affected the election environment.
The petitioner made these allegations
The petition says that this is a violation of the right to free and fair elections. The case has been filed in the Supreme Court and a demand has been made to give necessary instructions from the court. However, the Supreme Court has not yet taken any cognizance of this, only e-filing has been done.
Accused of influencing elections
The petition said that Ajay Pal Sharma, who is called ‘Singham of UP’ because of his encounter record, has lost his impartiality as an observer of the Election Commission. He is accused of intimidating political candidates and putting undue pressure on them ever since he took charge of South 24 Parganas district. The petitioner claims that Sharma is using his power to influence the election, which is against the process of a free election.
It was said in the petition that the presence of Ajay Pal Sharma has spoiled the election atmosphere, due to which public confidence in the fairness of the 2026 assembly elections is being shaken. Alleged that due to his intimidation and biased behavior all the candidates are not getting ‘level playing field’.
After record voting in the first phase, the fate of 1448 candidates including Mamata is at stake, decision will be taken on 142 seats.
Voting for the second phase today
In the first phase, there was a huge turnout of 93.2 percent in Bengal, which is a new record. After this huge voting, both TMC and BJP are making big claims of their respective victories. Voting will take place for the second phase on 29th April i.e. today. Voting will be held on 142 assembly seats in six districts including Kolkata on April 29. In this phase, more than 3.21 crore voters will decide the fate of 1,448 candidates. According to the Election Commission, there are a total of 3,21,73,837 registered voters on these 142 seats. These include 1,64,35,627 male, 1,57,37,418 female and 792 third gender voters.
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