Patna, Oct 6 (PTI) Strongly condemning the attack on Chief Justice of India B R Gavai in the midst of court proceedings, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday accused the ruling BJP at the Centre of "maintaining silence" over the incident.

Yadav alleged "the incident is a result of normalisation of hate and violence, which seems to have been receiving state patronage since 2014".

He said, "It is a matter of grave concern that a person holding the highest post in the state's judiciary had to face such a humiliation..... it marks a shameful episode in the history of our democracy".

"The shoe was hurled not at the CJI, but at revered Babasaheb Ambedkar. Some people are using religion to spew venom. Nobody seems safe any more", added Yadav.

A 71-year-old lawyer had allegedly tried to hurl a

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