Sanjay Gaikwad, who recently assaulted a canteen staffer over stale food in Maharashtra, is an MLA from Buldhana constituency and belongs to Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. He'd earlier offered an award for chopping off Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's tongue. He also claimed that he killed a tiger and wears its tooth around his neck. He allegedly compared voters and prostitutes.