Lucknow, Mar 6 (DWMN) : BJP MLA Rakesh Singh Baghel and his supporters protested outside the District Magistrate office demanding arrest of BJP MP Rakesh Tripathi.
In what can be seen as a major embarrassment for the BJP, two party lawmakers from Uttar Pradesh engaged in a shameful brawl and hit each other with fists and shoes at an official meeting on Wednesday. During a meeting for a project in Uttar Pradesh's Sant Kabir Nagar, BJP MP Sharad Tripathi and MLA Rakesh Baghel exchanged blows after an argument broke out over the placement of names on a foundation stone of a project.
The visuals show BJP leader Sharad Tripathi attacking his colleague Rakesh Singh with a shoe during a public meeting after a heated war of words. The argument turned ugly as the two leaders got into jostling, pushing each other and ultimately fisticuff. Sharad Tripathi hit Rakesh Baghel with his shoe to which he retaliated by slapping the MP.
Even as the police present during the meeting tried to control the situation, the lawmakers kept on fighting.
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