A viral video from poll-bound South 24 Parganas has put UP cadre encounter specialist and DIG Ajay Pal Sharma in the spotlight. Deployed by the Election Commission as a police observer, he is seen warning alleged miscreants and naming TMC leader Jahangir over intimidation complaints. The Trinamool Congress has hit back strongly, while SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has alleged that BJP agents are being deployed as poll observers, intensifying the political storm ahead of polling.