NCP gets embarassed after former MP pulls gun on supporters of party spokesman

MUMBAI: Days after suffering a shock defeat in the first phase of the Municipal council polls in the state, the Nationalist Congress party has been hit with another crisis as two of its senior leaders in the party fought publicly, one with guns drawn.

Former Mumbai NCP Chief Sanjay Dina Patil was seen drawing his licensed revolver along with another person near him presumably his body guard also drew his at a NCP event in Deonar on Tuesday night.

While Sanjay Dina Patil was not available for comment, sources close to him claimed that they had drawn the guns for self defence as his rivals from the NCP were planning to attack him with swords. Nawab Malik's supporters meanwhile claim that it was Sanjay Dina Patil and his supporters who tried to attack Malik.

The fight according to sources stems from appointing a ward President for one of the wards which both Malik and Sanjay Dina Patil want their own supporters to be president of.

While the Mumbai police claim no one fired a gun, there was a scuffle in which five to six NCP works were injured. Mumbai police has arrested four people for the incident.

NCP Mumbai President Sachin Ahir meanwhile has now sent a report of the incident to State NCP Chief Sunil Tatkare.