India, July 10 -- Sanjay Gaikwad, a Shiv Sena legislator from Buldhana, Maharashtra, created a ruckus at the Akashwani MLA Hostel, located behind Mantralaya, and assaulted the manager of the hostel's canteen, Yogesh Puthran, on Tuesday night after he was purportedly served stale food.

As video clips of a furious Gaikwad holding up packets of the daal he was allegedly served, and striking Puthran, did the rounds on social media on Wednesday, both the ruling coalition and Opposition censured the act at the ongoing monsoon session of the legislature.

"I do not support Sanjay Gaikwad's reaction to being served bad food. While he became angry, it was not correct to thrash someone. He should have complained instead," said deputy chief ministe...