Error No agent available while doing kubectl exec/logs

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Since I am a newbie in Kubernetes and trying to work with it I am getting an error of No agent available while executing

kubectl exec -it <POD NAME> -c <CONTAINER NAME> -- /bin/bash
# Or
kubectl logs po/<POD NAME>

Full error

error: Internal error occurred: error sending request: Post "https://172.24.2.61:10250/exec/default/backend-595fbf9667-h2bzx/backend-sha256-1?command=%!F(MISSING)bin%!F(MISSING)bash&input=1&output=1&tty=1": No agent available

or

Error from server: Get "https://172.24.2.61:10250/containerLogs/utshab/frontend-5969767748-prlkn/frontend": No agent available

Cluster information:

Kubernetes version:

Client Version: v1.31.0
Kustomize Version: v5.4.2
Server Version: v1.30.5-gke.1699000

Cloud being used: GCP
Installation method: Managed cluster
Host OS: Container-Optimized OS from Google
CNI and version: Calico v3.26.3-gke.17
CRI and version: containerd 1.7.23

Any one if can guide me why am I getting this error and what could be the solution to it, would be much appreciated.
Few other info for reference

  1. This is happening for all pods
  2. Getting the same error for all other bash commands such as (date, pwd)