Even as the NCP reeled from the assault on its leader by Harvinder Singh, the common man took the blows that followedu00a0-- traffic and public transport were disrupted by angry protesters, who also forcibly shut shops

It took one tight slap in Delhi to bring the city of Mumbai to a standstill. After Sharad Pawar -- Union Agriculture Minister and chief of the Nationalist Congress Party -- was assaulted by an irate young Sikh yesterday, outraged party workers took to the streets, demonstrating their fury at several crucial junctions.

Borivali (east)


Kurla




Babulnath

Cheek-y response:u00a0 Reacting to the assault on their venerated party
chief, outraged NCP workers vented their ire across the city, bringing the
city to a standstill.
Pics/ Pradeep Dhivar, Bipin Kokate and Nayan Sahane