was slapped by a youth at a public function, Press Trust of India
reported Thursday.
A transporter Harvinder Singh, in his thirties, slapped 71-year-old
Pawar, who went to a literary function on Parliament Street, was
slapped because Singh was angry with corruption and price rise.
Singh also had assaulted former Telecom Minister Sukhram outside
Rohini Court on Saturday after he was sentenced in a corruption case.
Pawar lost his balance but remained unperturbed after the assault and
moved towards the exit of the auditorium and got into his waiting car.
Private security guards immediately overpowered the youth who was
shouting "he is corrupt" and an official landed some blows on Singh.
"I came planned to the event to slap the minister," Singh told
reporters who had gone to cover the literary function.
Wielding a small kirpan, the youth said things could have been worse
but for the observance of martyrdom day of Guru Tegh Bahadur Thursday.
Later, Pawar has reacted to the incident calling it stupid and that he
did not make much out of it.
When asked whether he would press charges against the attacker, he
said it was for police to deal with the matter.
Pawar said that he saw the youth standing in the midst of a group of
journalists and could have taken advantage of the fact that he has
very little security.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to Pawar after the incident and
condemned the attack. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee also said that
the attack on Pawar was "totally condemnable". -- NNN-BERNAMA
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