A Congress MLA has been booked for allegedly verbally assaulting a Pune Municipal Corporation official and obstructing government work during the inauguration of a water tank in Pune city.

Following a complaint filed by the civic official, Congress MLA Ravindra Dhangekar is facing charges under sections 353 (obstructing a public servant from performing their duty) and 294 (punishment for obscene acts or words in public) of the Indian Penal Code, newswire PTI reported quoting a an official from Chaturshrungi police station.