A shoe was hurled at Union Minister of State for Road Transport, Shipping, Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya by an agitating member of Hardik Patel led pro-quota organiSation Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) on Sunday.
The incident happened when Mandaviya was addressing a meeting at Vallabhipur town in Bhavnagar district in the afternoon. The shoe, however, did not hit Mandaviya and fell away from the dais from where the Minister was standing.
Acting immediately the police overpowered the youth, who hurled the shoe, identified as one Bhavesh Patel, a leader of the local unit of (PAAS). It is worth mentioning that over the past two years, PAAS is demanding inclusion of Patidar community under OBC category.