JNU Students Union President Kanhaiya Kumar shows the shoe that was thrown at him in Nagpur. (PTI Photo)
An ABVP threw a shoe at JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar during a speech at an auditorium in Congress Nagar, while some Bajrang Dal workers earlier threw stones at a his car.
Haridas Shende, the ABVP activist, was allegedly beaten up by some people present at the venue and handed over to the police.
Mr Kumar, who is out on bail after arrest on sedition charges by the Delhi police, today paid tributes to Dr BR Ambedkar at the Deekshabhoomi on the occasion of the iconic leader's 125th birth anniversary.
He later spoke at a program organised by Rashtrawadi Youth Congress and others.
As soon as he entered the auditorium, there was commotion and slogan-shouting. The police rounded up 19 youths for trying to disrupt the speech.
Mr Shende then threw a slipper at Mr Kumar, but missed. Earlier in the day, when Mr Kumar who was received by Rashtrawadi Youth Congress leader Salil Deshmukh and NCP lawmaker Prakash Gajbhiye, a group of Bajrang Dal activists pelted stones at his car near the airport.
In his speech, Mr Kumar said such "undemocratic and intolerant" incidents did not deter him. "You can't scare me off by throwing stones and shoes at me," he said.