A fight broke out between Shiv Sena & BJP workers in Dadar area in Mumbai on June 16. The clashes were reported after the youth wing of the BJP took out a protest march against "offensive" remarks in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana about the land deal controversy in Ayodhya. The police used force to disperse the supporters of the two parties which were once allies. Sena workers even assaulted a woman member of the BJP, the latter alleged.
The fight started after the Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha took out a protest march towards Shiv Sena Bhavan in Dadar, the Sena's headquarters, over a Saamana editorial which demanded probe of a "suspicious" land purchase deal by the Ram temple trust in Ayodhya. The trust has denied the allegations. Following the clashes, police took many people in custody. However, nobody had been arrested till late in the evening, an officer told PTI.
BJP leaders Ashish Shelar, Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Pravin Darekar & some others reached the police station and demanded action against Shiv Sena activists. Watch the video to know more.