AMRAVATI: A youth slapped Congress MLA and ex-President Pratibha Patil's son, Raosaheb Shekhawat, at a dahi handi prize distribution ceremony at the busy Rajkamal square here on Thursday.
Raosaheb, who was the chief guest at the function, was on the dais and had just finished handing over prizes to first three winners when Gajendra Umbarkar (30) started slapping him repeatedly.
The MLA fell down as his supporters and police overpowered the youth and took him away.
Sources said Umbarkar was reportedly sacked six yeas ago from the Vidya Bharti Shikshan Santha that the MLA's family runs.
Umbarkar had been protesting at all functions that Raosaheb attended in last few months. He also used to wear caps and T-shirts bearing slogans condemning the MLA.
After the incident, around 700 Raosaheb supporters marched to a local police station to protest the assault.
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