India, Nov. 4 -- A district-level government review meeting in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur turned into a battleground on Tuesday after MP Devendra Singh 'Bhole' and former MP Anil Shukla Warsi got into a heated argument and came close to blows.

The incident has left the ruling party in the state red-faced.

The confrontation broke out during a District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting in Kanpur Dehat, where both leaders hurled accusations at each other over local political issues, PTI reported, quoting an official. The meeting was held to review the progress of various central government schemes and development projects.

According to the official quoted in the report, the situation spiralled so quickly that D...