New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant on Monday condemned the alleged knife attack on Pappu Yadav, declaring that the Home Ministry has failed to provide protection to the Purnia MP.

"What happened with Pappu Yadav is a very serious matter. This is another example that the Home Ministry has failed," Sawant told ANI.

His remarks came after a clash broke out at the residence of the Purnia MP, where one man allegedly threw a slipper at him and another brandished a knife while he was addressing a press conference in Delhi.

Speaking to reporters after the incident, Yadav alleged that the episode was an attempt to assassinate him and claimed that a bounty had been announced against him.

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