Watch: UP BJP MP Sharad Tripathi beats party MLA with ‘shoe’ followed by heated argument

In a shocking incident, BJP MP Sharad Tripathi and Mahdaval MLA Rakesh Singh Baghel got engaged into a heated argument, during a meeting of the District Planning Committee in the Collectorate Auditorium on Wednesday evening. The video of the incident has been shared by news agency ANI.

The argument broke on the issue over the placement of names on a foundation stone of a project in Sant Kabir Nagar, the two were so angry that they started threatening each other.

In a video, the MP Tripathi can be seen thrashing the MLA with his shoes. Later, policemen present at the event ended the chaos at the public event.

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