Maharashtra cooperation minister Harshavardhan Patil on Friday suffered an eye injury after some activists from Dhangar community threw ink at him at a function at Bhigwan in Indapur tehsil of Pune district.
Dhangar community leaders have launched an agitation for inclusion in scheduled tribes category and benefits of reservation.
Pune rural police said two persons were detained for interrogation after the incident. Patil was treated at a hospital in nearby Baramati for pain in the left eye.
The incident took place when Patil stepped off the podium during the function and was accosted by protesters.
The minister, a Congress leader, later appealed to party workers who staged a protest in Indapur (his home constituency) to maintain peace and cooperate with police.
Patil said that the ink apparently contained some chemical which was causing pain and irritation in his left eye.
Dhangar community leaders have launched an agitation for inclusion in scheduled tribes category and benefits of reservation.
Pune rural police said two persons were detained for interrogation after the incident. Patil was treated at a hospital in nearby Baramati for pain in the left eye.
The incident took place when Patil stepped off the podium during the function and was accosted by protesters.
The minister, a Congress leader, later appealed to party workers who staged a protest in Indapur (his home constituency) to maintain peace and cooperate with police.
Patil said that the ink apparently contained some chemical which was causing pain and irritation in his left eye.