Mumbai, July 9 -- Shiv Sena UBT MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Wednesday strongly criticised the ruling Mahayuti government in Maharashtra after a purported video of Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad allegedly beating a "poor helpless" canteen worker went viral on social media.

In the video, the Shiv Sena MLA can be seen punching a man in the face while the other people look on silently.

In a post on X, UBT MP Chaturvedi wrote, "Meet Shah Sena's MLA Sanjay Gaikwad. Last year, he had threatened & announced 11 lakh rupees to anyone who cuts off Sh. Rahul Gandhi's tongue. Now the man is seen beating up a poor, helpless canteen worker. But wait no news TV outrage here since its a BJP ally".

This comes months after Sanjay Gaikwad, MLA from Buldhana, ...