Watch: Union Minister of State Ramdas Athawale slapped and pushed by a man in a function in Thane
Union Minister of state Ramdas Athawale was allegedly slapped and pushed by a man while he was attending a function in Thane’s Ambernath town, late on Saturday night.
The incident happened when he was addressing the rally at a meeting and while he came down after the event, he was allegedly attacked by the accused who pounded at him, pushed and slapped him as per the eye witnesses account.
Although, Mr Athawale was rescued by some of his supporters who pushed away the attacker and roughed him up after the personal security guards and police security of Athawale pinned the attacker down and took him away from the venue.
#WATCH Maha: People thrash Pravin Gosavi, a worker of the youth wing of Republican Party of India, who slapped Union Minister & party leader Ramdas Athawale at an event in Thane y'day. Gosavi has been admitted to a hospital. FIR registered against him, investigation on. (08.12) pic.twitter.com/zvYmNaV8Wi
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2018
As the latest information, the motive behind the attack is still not known and the attacker is said to be a member of the Republican Party of India, which is headed by Ramdas Athawale and is a an ally of the ruling National Democratic Alliance.
Athawale appeared a bit shaken by the incident but later on left for Mumbai shortly and the attacker was apprehended by the police for further investigations.
The news agency ANI had tweeted, saying, “People thrash Pravin Gosavi, a worker of the youth wing of Republican Party of India, who slapped Union Minister & party leader Ramdas Athawale at an event in Thane y'day. Gosavi has been admitted to a hospital. FIR registered against him, investigation on.”
First published: 9 December 2018, 10:20 IST