MLC Sanjeev Dwiwedi entered into argument with some persons over traffic jam on national highway while an idol procession was passing in Hata area this morning, police said.
Dwiwedi allegedly thrashed a youth of a nearby village following which locals blocked the highway for nearly 30 minutes, they said.
The MLC and his aides were later booked on charges of rioting, assault and criminal intimidation, police said here.
