Watch video: BJP MP Sharad Tripathi thrashes 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.
#WATCH Sant Kabir Nagar: BJP MP Sharad Tripathi and BJP MLA Rakesh Singh exchange blows after an argument broke out over placement of names on a foundation stone of a project pic.twitter.com/gP5RM8DgId
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 6, 2019
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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First published: 6 March 2019, 18:15 IST