Bhujbal, then with the Opposition Congress and now deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, had faced the wrath of Shiv Sainiks when he demanded the resignation of the alliance government following the Ramabai Nagar incident which claimed the lives of 12 Dalits.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, K H Holambe-Patil, has issued summons to Bhujbal who has been directed to appear in court for the next hearing scheduled for November 4.