{"id":12386,"date":"2026-05-04T01:20:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T19:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/he-is-a-mouse-tmcs-kunal-ghosh-slams-singham-cop-ajay-pal-sharma-over-repolling-in-falta-demands-suspension-india-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T01:20:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T19:50:06","slug":"he-is-a-mouse-tmcs-kunal-ghosh-slams-singham-cop-ajay-pal-sharma-over-repolling-in-falta-demands-suspension-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/he-is-a-mouse-tmcs-kunal-ghosh-slams-singham-cop-ajay-pal-sharma-over-repolling-in-falta-demands-suspension-india-news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018He is a mouse&#8217;: TMC&#8217;s Kunal Ghosh slams &#8216;Singham&#8217; cop Ajay Pal Sharma over repolling in Falta, demands suspension | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130736706,imgsize-44692,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/he-is-a-mouse-tmcs-kunal-ghosh-slams-singham-cop-ajay-pal-sharma-over-repolling-in-falta-demands-suspension.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018He is a mouse': TMC's Kunal Ghosh slams 'Singham' cop Ajay Pal Sharma over repolling in Falta, demands suspension\" title=\"&lt;p&gt;\u2018He is a mouse': TMC's Kunal Ghosh slams 'Singham' cop Ajay Pal Sharma over repolling in Falta, demands suspension&lt;br&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"\u2018He is a mouse': TMC's Kunal Ghosh slams 'Singham' cop Ajay Pal Sharma over repolling in Falta, demands suspension\"><\/p>\n<p>\u2018He is a mouse&#8217;: TMC&#8217;s Kunal Ghosh slams &#8216;Singham&#8217; cop Ajay Pal Sharma over repolling in Falta, demands suspension<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/trinamool-congress\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Trinamool Congress<\/a> leader Kunal Ghosh on Sunday launched a scathing attack on IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma, popularly dubbed &#8216;Singham&#8217;, demanding his suspension over alleged massive rigging in West Bengal&#8217;s Falta Assembly constituency.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>&#8220;If there was huge rigging in Falta, what were they doing on election day? What was &#8216;Singham&#8217; officer doing if there was mass rigging during polling? If the entire constituency was rigged in Singham&#8217;s area, then he is not a Singham, he is a mouse. He should be suspended first. There must be accountability. What was the military doing when the entire constituency got rigged?&#8221; Ghosh asked.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Trouble For UP&#8217;s &#8216;Singham&#8217; In West Bengal: Complaint Filed Against IPS Officer Ajay Sharma <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The attack came after the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/election-commission\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Election Commission<\/a> ordered a complete repoll in all 285 polling stations of Falta constituency on May 21, citing &#8220;severe electoral offences and subversion of democratic process&#8221; during the April 29 polling.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Why EC ordered repoll <\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Election Commission&#8217;s detailed order revealed that the initial scrutiny conducted on April 30 was deeply flawed. The scrutiny relied primarily on paperwork and formal reports, while complaints filed by candidates and agents were not examined in detail. Crucially, video footage from polling stations was not thoroughly reviewed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The BJP had earlier claimed that its party symbol on electronic voting machines (EVMs) was allegedly taped over at several booths in Falta, preventing voters from selecting its option. Party leaders, including Suvendu Adhikari, flagged the issue with senior leadership.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"sQLTU timeline_pollWrapper_as  \" data-scrollga=\"scroll#poll_view\">\n<div>\n<p>Poll<\/p>\n<p>Should IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma be suspended over allegations of rigging in Falta Assembly constituency?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>&#8216;Singham&#8217; officer<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Sharma, a 2011-batch Uttar Pradesh-cadre IPS officer, was deployed as an observer by the Election Commission for the second phase of polling in West Bengal. Known for his tough policing image, he had earlier triggered controversy after a purported viral video showed him warning alleged &#8220;troublemakers&#8221; of &#8220;appropriate treatment&#8221; if they attempted to disrupt polling in Falta.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>The fresh polling will be conducted on May 21, with counting scheduled for May 24.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/he-is-a-mouse-tmcs-kunal-ghosh-slams-singham-cop-ajay-pal-sharma-over-repolling-in-falta-demands-suspension\/articleshow\/130736365.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018He is a mouse&#8217;: TMC&#8217;s Kunal Ghosh slams &#8216;Singham&#8217; cop Ajay Pal Sharma over repolling in Falta, demands suspension NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh on Sunday launched a scathing attack on IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma, popularly dubbed &#8216;Singham&#8217;, demanding his suspension over alleged massive rigging in West Bengal&#8217;s Falta Assembly constituency.&#8220;If there [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[133],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-12386","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-country"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}