A flag-hoisting ceremony held by the Congress in Indore on Republic Day turned ugly when two party leaders, Devendra Singh Yadav and Chandrakant Kunjeer, got into a brawl.

Kunjeer is the Congress state general secretary. Yadav is another senior party leader.

A video posted by the news agency ANI shows several people, including police officers, intervening to keep the two men apart. You can even see the police escort one of the men behind a cordon and attempting to calm him down.

Eyewitnesses quoted by PTI said the two began fighting when Kunjeer went close to the stage and Yadav objected.

All this took place minutes before Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath arrived to hoist the tricolour.

Take a look at the clip.

#WATCH Madhya Pradesh: Two Congress leaders, Devendra Singh Yadav and Chandu Kunjir, entered into a brawl during the flag hoisting ceremony during #RepublicDay celebrations at the party office in Indore. They were later calmed down with the help of police intervention. pic.twitter.com/Q9NcEJ3Sw5 ANI (@ANI) January 26, 2020

Meanwhile, the Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi went off without a glitch.

A large crowd at Rajpath was treated to the sight of flawless marching contingents, precision flying and daredevil motorcyclists. Click here to see how it all unfolded.