Slipper thrown at MP Pappu Yadav over Parliament Ram temple skit, two detained
A man threw a slipper at Independent MP Pappu Yadav during a press conference at his Pandara Road house in New Delhi on August 3, 2026.
The attack occurred while Yadav defended his Parliament skit on the alleged Ram temple donation theft.
Police detained two people: Sumit, 34, from Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, and Happy Sharma, who was in an SUV outside Yadav's house.
Yadav's supporters handed a knife to police, claiming it was recovered from Sumit's pocket.
An FIR was filed against Yadav, Rahul Gandhi, and Awadhesh Prasad in Varanasi over the skit, and BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj filed a police complaint in Delhi.
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