Suspended spokesperson of Trinamool Congress (TMC) Riju Dutta has publicly apologized unconditionally for his statement regarding IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma. Riju posted a video message on his ‘X’ handle and said that whatever he had said about IPS Ajay Pal Sharma was not his personal opinion, but a statement given under the party line.
Riju Dutta said, ‘As the spokesperson of Trinamool Congress, I have Ajay Pal Sharma Made a video regarding this. Now my own party has suspended me for speaking the truth. That video of mine went viral on social media, after which the entire anger of BJP supporters is directed at me personally. I want to clarify that I had made that video as the national spokesperson of Trinamool Congress, from the party headquarters and following the party line. That video was released from the official social media handle of the party. This was not a personal comment.
He further said that on the advice of some senior BJP leaders from Uttar Pradesh and his legal advisor, he tenders an unconditional apology to IPS Ajay Pal Sharma, even though his remarks were not personal. He said, ‘I am a common man who wants to live a peaceful life with his family and earn his living. I hope that now this matter will end forever. Let us tell you that after the defeat of Trinamool Congress in Bengal elections, Riju Dutta had raised questions on Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee regarding their association with I-PAC. After this, TMC suspended him from the party for 6 years on charges of indiscipline.
I, as spokesperson of Trinamool Congress, had made a video about IPS Ajay Pal Sharma. Now my party has suspended me for speaking the truth.
That clip has gone viral and the entire anger of the BJP is directed at me personally.
I want to say clearly that… pic.twitter.com/IUO48OG434
— 𝐑𝐢𝐣𝐮 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐚 (@DrRijuDutta_TMC) May 10, 2026
Actually, during the Bengal elections, Phalta assembly seat of South 24 Parganas district was in the news a lot. Due to allegations of EVM tampering at the polling booths here, the Election Commission has ordered re-polling on May 21. Encounter specialist and IPS Ajay Pal Sharma, known as ‘Singham’ in Uttar Pradesh, was appointed as police observer here by the Election Commission. In Phalta, a section of voters had accused TMC leader Jahangir Khan and his associates of intimidation.
Taking cognizance of these complaints, Ajay Pal Sharma himself reached outside the house of TMC candidate Jahangir Khan before voting. He had warned Jahangir’s brother and family in a strict tone that if any kind of disturbance or violence took place in the election process, then strict action would be taken as per the ‘law’. Its video went viral on social media. After this, the then TMC spokesperson Riju Dutta released a video and warned IPS Ajay Pal Sharma. He had said, ‘Our eyes are on you and after May 4, even BJP leaders will not be able to save you. We will bring you from UP to Bengal.
Riju Dutta did Shubhendu Adhikari praise of
Former TMC spokesperson Riju Dutta recently west bengal Openly praised the new Chief Minister Shubhendu Adhikari. While talking to news agency ANI, Dutta had claimed that Subhendu Adhikari saved the lives of TMC workers by showing restraint even after the murder of his personal assistant Chandrakant Rath. He said, ‘Shubhendu Adhikari has saved the lives of at least 5,000 TMC workers. If he had appealed for revenge that night, there could have been large-scale violence in Bengal. But he appealed to the people to maintain peace and not take law into their hands.
Told Shubhendu deserves to become Chief Minister
Riju Dutta had also praised the political journey of Subhendu Adhikari. He had said, ‘If a list of top 10 politicians of India is made, then Mamata Banerjee’s name will definitely be there. But Shubhendu Adhikari’s political journey is different. He has been an MP and a cabinet minister. Defeated Mamata Banerjee first in Nandigram and now in Bhawanipur. He is the rightful person to sit on the chair of the Chief Minister of West Bengal.
Questions on TMC high command and I-PAC also
Riju Dutta also raised serious questions on the TMC leadership and the functioning of the party. He said, ‘Didi and Abhishek Banerjee should take responsibility for how an outside organization I-PAC captured the entire party.’ Riju Dutta alleged that the internal situation of the party and the influence of external advisors like I-PAC have weakened the TMC organization in Bengal.
TMC infighting after election defeat
After the recent election setback, dissatisfaction within TMC has started coming out openly. Many leaders have raised questions on the party leadership and strategy. After TMC’s defeat in Bengal, former junior sports minister Manoj Tiwari resigned from the party. Manoj Tiwari criticized senior TMC leader and Sports Minister Arup Biswas and said that due to internal insecurity, he did not allow development work to be done in his Nirvana area.
At the same time, senior TMC leader Krishnendu Narayan Chaudhary and Kolkata Deputy Mayor Atin Ghosh also raised questions on Abhishek Banerjee’s political style and held him responsible for weakening the party. TMC candidate Ratna Chatterjee had also expressed displeasure over not having access to the leadership during the election campaign. However, Trinamool Congress has distanced itself from all these statements. The party said that the views expressed in the media or social media are the personal opinions of the individuals concerned and should not be considered as the official stand of the party.
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