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Slap, Counter-Slap! Congress Women Leaders Clash During Faridabad Protest - VIDEO

The Opposition’s protest march against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Haryana’s Faridabad took an unexpected detour on Thursday, from raising slogans against the poll body to raising hands against fellow party workers. Faridabad, Haryana: A scuffle breaks out between Congress leaders Parag Sharma and Gajna Lamba during a party protest. The dispute reportedly begins after Sharma asks…

Slap, Counter-Slap! Congress Women Leaders Clash During Faridabad Protest - VIDEO

A physical altercation erupted between two Congress women leaders during a protest march against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Faridabad, Haryana. The incident occurred on Thursday when Pearl Chaudhary, the state Congress president, was leading the party march alongside district Congress president Baljeet Kaushik.

Trouble began when Lamba tried to move ahead of Sharma in the procession, leading to an impromptu exchange of slaps. Both leaders were seen slapping each other, resulting in a brief scuffle as other Congress workers tried to intervene. District president Kaushik downplayed the incident, suggesting that crowded marches can sometimes lead to accidental bumps and that the matter would be resolved soon.

The Faridabad episode is reminiscent of a similar incident in Mathura, where Congress workers were reportedly fighting among themselves during a protest march, with a video of the altercation going viral on social media.

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