India, July 10 -- The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday cancelled the licence of the canteen whose staffer was assaulted by Shiv Sena MLA over the quality of daal served to him.

The MLA, Sanjay Gaikwad, punched, pushed the staffer on camera today. The incident sparked a row in the state, questioning the conduct of Sena leaders.

The decision to cancel the licence comes hours after the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) collected samples of the food for testing. The MLA alleged that he was served stale food.

The incident, which occurred at the Akashvani MLA canteen in Mumbai's Churchgate, was video recorded.

The Buldhana MLA even asked the staff to smell the daal, which the lawmaker claimed was rotten and...