<p>BJP MP Sanghamitra Maurya on Wednesday called the recent incident in which a shoe was hurled at her father and Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya a 'political stunt'.</p>.<p>A shoe was thrown at Swami Prasad Maurya during a party event in Lucknow on Monday.</p>.<p> The shoe, however, did not reach up to Maurya while SP workers overpowered the alleged assailant and thrashed him. He was later handed over to the police.</p>.Watch: Man dressed as advocate hurls shoe at Samajwadi Party's Swami Prasad Maurya; roughed up.<p>Speaking to newspersons in her parliamentary constituency, the BJP MP said, "This is not a new thing. But being a people's representative, being a part of a democracy, I feel that it is wrong to stoop down to such a level."</p> .<p>"As far as I remember, it started from 2008, when a shoe was hurled at then US President George Bush and after that the person who threw it, (Muntazer al-Zaidi) Zaidi became a hero, contested and won the election," she said.</p>.<p> "In 2009, a shoe was thrown at the then Home Minister P Chidambaram. Your own journalist friend threw it in Delhi, he became famous, contested elections and became an MLA. So I feel that throwing shoes and ink is being used by people as a political stunt to become famous and to establish themselves," she told the media.</p>.<p> "But stooping to such an extent in democracy to become famous is condemnable and I oppose it. This is not a new thing," she added. </p>
<p>BJP MP Sanghamitra Maurya on Wednesday called the recent incident in which a shoe was hurled at her father and Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya a 'political stunt'.</p>.<p>A shoe was thrown at Swami Prasad Maurya during a party event in Lucknow on Monday.</p>.<p> The shoe, however, did not reach up to Maurya while SP workers overpowered the alleged assailant and thrashed him. He was later handed over to the police.</p>.Watch: Man dressed as advocate hurls shoe at Samajwadi Party's Swami Prasad Maurya; roughed up.<p>Speaking to newspersons in her parliamentary constituency, the BJP MP said, "This is not a new thing. But being a people's representative, being a part of a democracy, I feel that it is wrong to stoop down to such a level."</p> .<p>"As far as I remember, it started from 2008, when a shoe was hurled at then US President George Bush and after that the person who threw it, (Muntazer al-Zaidi) Zaidi became a hero, contested and won the election," she said.</p>.<p> "In 2009, a shoe was thrown at the then Home Minister P Chidambaram. Your own journalist friend threw it in Delhi, he became famous, contested elections and became an MLA. So I feel that throwing shoes and ink is being used by people as a political stunt to become famous and to establish themselves," she told the media.</p>.<p> "But stooping to such an extent in democracy to become famous is condemnable and I oppose it. This is not a new thing," she added. </p>