India, June 14 -- Two factions of the local BJP unit in Kandivali, a western suburb of Mumbai, engaged in a scuffle during a public meeting, in the presence of Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar on Friday. The altercation was reportedly the culmination of brewing differences between the two groups led by party leaders Pravin Darekar and Devang Dave.

Shelar had convened a meeting of Janupada residents to discuss the rehabilitation of slum dwellers residing in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). As he was leaving after the meeting, Dave approached him with a memorandum. Prakash Darekar, a former corporator and brother of BJP MLC Pravin Darekar, reportedly used foul language at Dave. Dave retaliated with similar language, and then the suppo...