Gaya, May 23 -- Two persons were arrested after stones were thrown aiming at Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi while he was addressing an event at a private school in Khizersarai in Bihar's Gaya district on Friday evening, police said, adding that no one was hurt.

Gaya's Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sushil Kumar said that the minister was attending a felicitation function at St. Thomas English School near Siswar village as the chief guest.

"Around 7.30 pm, when the minister was addressing the gathering from the stage, some youths positioned outside the school boundary threw gravel stones at the venue, causing a disruption to the proceedings. The minister's bodyguards immediately whisked him into a security cordon and the police w...