I Watched On Indian TV How A Man Slapped The Indian Minister Of Agriculture In Delhi.

A man slapped India’s agriculture minister in the face on Thursday, apparently to draw attention to rising food prices and corruption.

Sharad Pawar  The Minister of Agric was talking to reporters at a political function when the man attacked him.I watched the man shouting slogans about inflated food prices and grains.

Television footage showed the man brandishing a knife as he was dragged away by security officials and Pawar’s aides.

“Don’t you know why I hit him? The common man is distressed. Am I wrong?” he shouted as he was being taken away.

The man was  later detained by police. Pawar was not seriously hurt.

Such incidents have become increasingly common in India, where ministers and other officials have had shoes thrown at them and their offices ransacked by angry citizens.

The incidents have usually been over political decisions, corruption, or real or perceived injustices.