Video grab | Photo Credit: ANI

Shimla: In a shocking display of arrogance, an MLA of the Congress party here assaulted a woman constable on Friday after allegedly being denied entry to a meeting headed by party president Rahul Gandhi.

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A video tweeted by news agency ANI shows Congress MLA Asha Kumari slapping the woman constable.

However, what happened next was something the MLA could not have imagined.

The woman constable responded by slapping Kumari back.

#WATCH Shimla: Congress MLA Asha Kumari assaults woman constable, gets slapped back. She was being allegedly denied entry by Police in Rahul Gandhi's review meeting (amateur video) pic.twitter.com/puvMRnHKss — ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2017

As per details available, Asha Kumari assaulted the woman constable after allegedly being denied entry by police to Rahul Gandhi's review meeting.

Meanwhile, Congress MLA Kumari has lodged complaint against the woman constable, requesting an FIR in this regard, news agency ANI reported. She said, "I was pushed, manhandled,threatened with dire consequences. I was on my official duty as such the lady constable has prevented me from discharging my public duty".

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today arrived in the Himachal Pradesh capital for a review meeting of the party's performance in the recently-held Assembly Elections.