New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- Independent MP Pappu Yadav was targeted with a slipper during a press conference at his Delhi residence on Sunday after defending his controversial Parliament protest over the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple. The incident briefly disrupted the media interaction, triggered a scuffle between the MP's supporters and the alleged attacker, and further intensified the political storm surrounding the skit that has already resulted in police complaints and an FIR.

The footwear was thrown while Yadav was responding to criticism over Friday's demonstration inside the Parliament House complex, where he, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad staged a symbolic protest alleging irreg...