A man slapped India’s agriculture minister in the face on Thursday, apparently to draw attention to rising food prices and corruption.
Sharad Pawar spoke to reporters in a political office when the man attacked him. TV news said the man was shouting slogans of inflated food prices and the graft.
Television footage showed the man brandishing a knife as he was dragged away by security officials and Pawar’s aides. CNN-IBN TV reported that he was detained by police.
Pawar was not seriously hurt.
Such incidents have become common in India, where the ministers and other officials were the shoes were thrown at them and their offices were destroyed by angry citizens.
“Don’t you know why I hit him? The common man is distressed. Am I wrong?” he shouted as he was being taken away. “You are all corrupt… People are fed up,” the man said, adding that the Indian government must adopt a tough anti-graft law being considered by lawmakers.
The incidents have usually been over political decisions, corruption, or real or perceived injustices.
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