Congress leader Hardik Patel was slapped by an unidentified man while addressing a poll rally in a village in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district on Friday.
The incident was captured on cameras of news channels covering the rally in the district.
As soon as Hardik Patel started his speech at Baldana village under Wadhwan taluka, a man suddenly came on the stage and slapped him.
The man, who looked angry and was seen saying something to Hardik Patel after slapping him, was overpowered by Congress workers, who also beat him up and took him away from the venue.
The unidentified man was later handed over to the police.
Congress candidate for the Surendranagar Lok Sabha seat, Soma Patel, was present on the dais when Hardik Patel was assaulted.
According to Surendranagar SP Mahendra Bagadia the man is yet to be identified. (PTI)
