Former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan attacked at Nagpur rally

Nagpur: A Congress worker threw ink on former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan during a rally here on Saturday.

When Chavan stood up to address the gathering on yesterday, a Congress worker threw black ink on his face.

Maharashtra: Ink thrown at ex-CM Ashok Chavan during rally in Nagpur, last night; man who threw ink was allegedly a miffed Congress worker. pic.twitter.com/WhOyKiQ6fM — ANI (@ANI_news) February 12, 2017

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik condemned the incident and said this should not be the way of protest in a democracy.

"This act cannot be supported in a democratic environment. Strict action should be taken against the guilty," he said.