The Quint spoke to Pratap, who narrated the sequence of events leading to the student’s thrashing.

“The show was at 11 am in Muzaffarnagar. Political leaders of different parties were present. We were discussing the local issues the area faces. Till the time the BJP members were speaking, everything was going fine. But the moment anybody else, especially from any other political party started speaking, the BJP members would start chanting ‘Modi, Modi’,”said Pratap.

The chants led to an argument between the members of the BJP and the RLD, which even got physical.