New Delhi: A lawyer on Monday made a bid to hurl shoes at Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai, creating commotion inside the courtroom.

In a dramatic scene, the advocate, identified as Rakesh Kishore, made an unsuccessful attempt to throw shoes at Gavai. Security personnel, however, intervened and escorted him out of the courtroom.

When he was being taken away, he was heard shouting: “Sanatan ka apman nahi sahenge (We will not tolerate any insult to Sanatan).” He was reportedly unhappy with the CJI's remarks on the restoration of a Lord Vishnu idol.

The CJI, however, asked the lawyers present to carry on with the day’s proceedings.

\"Don’t get distracted by all this. We are not distracted. These things do not affect me,\" he said.

The incident comes in the backdrop of a controversy

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