Maharashtra Assembly Brawl: 2 arrested after BJP-NCP supporters indulge in fist fight; FIR filed | Mumbai News
NEW DELHI: An FIR has been registered and two people arrested in connection with the clash between supporters of BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar and NCP (Sharad Pawar) leader Jitendra Awhad outside the Maharashtra Assembly on Thursday. A video showing supporters of the two MLAs clashing inside the Vidhan Bhavan went viral. The scuffle, captured near the main staircase and lobby, shows both groups exchanging blows before onlookers intervened. The incident came just a day after Padalkar and Awhad were caught on camera in a heated argument outside the legislature premises.
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That earlier video showed the two exchanging sharp words near the entrance, reportedly after Awhad alleged that Padalkar slammed a car door at him.