Mumbai, Oct 6 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday said the attempt to attack Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan Gavai during court proceedings was a direct assault on the Constitution and its principal architect Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.

He also called the attacker, an elderly lawyer, a "fake Hindutvawadi and creation of BJP's training centre".

"Attack on Chief Justice of India is a direct assault on the Constitution and Dr Babasaheb Amebdkar," the Rajya Sabha member said in a post on X.

In an unprecedented and shocking incident, an elderly lawyer, Rakesh Kishore, attempted to hurl a shoe towards CJI Gavai in his courtroom in the Supreme Court on Monday, prompting the Bar Council of India to suspend his license with immediate effect.

According to lawyers, the incident occurre

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