Mumbai, July 18 -- Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, speaking on the clash between supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Legislative Assembly (BJP MLA) Gopichand Padalkar and National Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SCP) leader Jitendra Awhad outside the Maharashtra Assembly, said that what happened was "very unfortunate".

"The incident that occurred in the premises of the Vidhan Bhavan is very unfortunate. I have ordered a thorough investigation and requested a report. Once the report is received, I will announce further action on this matter in the Assembly," said Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar.

A clash broke outside the Maharashtra Assembly between BJP MLA Padalkar and NCP-SCP leader Awhad on Thursday. Fo...