Maharashtra Police has registered an FIR against Shiv Sena (Shinde camp) MLA Sanjay Gaikwad for announcing ₹11 lakh reward to chop off Rahul Gandhi's tongue. Gaikwad's announcement had come amid Rahul's US visit where he talked about ending reservations when "India is a fair place". Congress workers had staged a sit-in protest in Buldhana demanding action against Gaikwad.