NCP claims woman member attacked by BJP at an event attended by Irani

Pune: The NCP Pune city unit on Monday alleged an office-bearer of the party was assaulted by BJP workers inside an auditorium during a face-off between the two sides when Union Cabinet minister Smriti Irani was attending a book release event at the venue here on Monday evening.
Police said a probe was on into the alleged incident.
Congress and NCP workers staged protests against price rise outside a luxury hotel and the Bal Gandharva auditorium, where Irani attended events during her visit to the city. The two parties are constituents of the Shiv Sena-led MVA government in Maharashtra.
“One of our party functionaries, Vaishali Nagawade, was assaulted by BJP workers inside the auditorium when she and others went to give a memorandum (to the minister),” claimed Prashant Jagtap, Pune city NCP president.
Some NCP member workers went to the Deccan Gymkhana police station to register an offence against BJP activists, he said.
Speaking to reporters, Nagawade said the incident took place when she along with other NCP workers went to submit a memorandum to Irani over the LPG price hike.