PUNE: Tension prevailed in Sangamner taluka of Ahmednagar district, after a Shiv Sena worker threw ink on state revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat , in Rajapur village."The incident happened when I was leaving a programme venue. He was a Shiv Sainik. These people have become overconfident after the Lok Sabha elections. I want to ask the people of Maharashtra if they want to vote for such people in state elections?" said Thorat.Thorat was in Rajapur to inaugurate a local youth forum. When he was leaving the venue, Bhausaheb Hase, a local Sena worker, who was hiding in a medical shop rushed towards Thorat and threw ink on him. While Congress workers manhandled him on the spot, police arrested Hase. Police sources said that they were investigating the case and also exploring the Dhangar community reservation demand angle.Congress workers in Rajapur attacked the local Shiv Sena office while Thorat supporters in Sangamner town and nearby villages staged a rasta roko. Congress workers forced many shops to pull down shutters. They also called for Sangamner bandh on Sunday.This is a second incident in a month where Congress minister has faced ink attacks. On August 8th senior Congress leader and Maharashtra co-operatives minister Harshvardhan Patil sustained an injury in his eye after some Dhangar (shepherd) community member agitating for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status threw ink on him."There is a deliberate attempt to spread hatred and create tension ahead of the polls. I appeal to Congress workers not to resort to violence and maintain law and order," said Thorat, who has won six consecutive state assembly elections from Sangamner from 1985. Thorat holds considerable hold in Sangamner and his supporters see him as potential chief ministerial candidate.