Slipper thrown at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar during a rally, man arrested

Updated: Thursday, January 28, 2016, 17:38 [IST]

Patna, Jan 28: A man on Thursday, Jan 28, hurled a slipper at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during a public meeting in Bakhtiyarpur city of Patna district.

Following the incident, the police arrested the man, identified as P K Rai, who threw slipper at Kumar, in protest of liquor ban in the state.

The shoe fell short of the dais and the man was caught immediately by police. Rai hails from Samastipur district and initial questioning revealed that he was angry for non-redressal of his complaint.

The arrested man was kept at Bhakhtiyarpur police station for detailed questioning. The chief minister continued with the programme despite the incident. Bhakhtiyarpur is the chief minister's native place.

On Dec 23, 2013, a slipper was thrown at Nitish Kumar during a public function in Begusarai district. Earlier, also, there have been reports of slippers being thrown during Nitish Kumar's rallies.

[Shoes out of fashion, slippers thrown at Nitish Kumar in Begusarai!]

Here are some Twitter reactions:

Another example of irresponsible journalism!@IndiaToday anchor asks if the person who threw slipper at @NitishKumar belonged to @RSSorg.
— Raghav (@palwai) January 28, 2016

Slipper thrown at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar in a rally at his home turf #BiharJungleRajReturns
— Ashish (@ashishtikoo31) January 28, 2016

Evn if th Law&Order situation in #bihar hs becom a matter of concern ,bt throwin Slipper @ anElected CM Sri @NitishKumar is utterly shameful
— Subrat Tripathy (@TripathySubrat) January 28, 2016

बिहार CM नितीश कुमार पर बख्तिअरपुर में जनसभा के दौरान फेंकी गई चप्पल https://t.co/QV5qHuKVcq @TajinderBagga @ShivshankarS @ibhagwa_n
— Shivkant Gautam (@shivkant_gautam) January 28, 2016