BJP, NCP (SP) Indulge in Scuffle on Assembly Premises

Supporters of two MLAs, one from the ruling BJP and the other from opposition NCP (SP), came to blows inside the Maharashtra legislature complex on Thursday, a day after a heated exchange between the two legislators themselves.

- TDG NETWORK

Supporters of NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) MLA Jitendra Awhad and BJP's Gopichand Padalkar were involved in the scuffle, and clashed briefly before onlookers separated the two groups, an eyewitness said.

Padalkar, MLA from Jat, tendered an apology over the incident after meeting senior BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule.

"It was an unfortunate incident. As a member of the legislative house I express my regrets. I apologise to the Speaker of the assembly and chairperson of the legislative council," he told reporters.