Nagpur/Mumbai, Nov 19 : Former Nationalist Congress Party (SP)’s home minister Anil Deshmukh was discharged from a private hospital a day after he was injured in a potentially fatal stone-pelting incident last night.

As soon as he was wheeled out, Deshmukh - with bandages covering his head - displayed his fiery spirit by accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of the attack that sparked a massive political uproar a day before the November 20 Maharashtra Assembly elections.

“Let them stone me or shoot me… I will not die. But I will not spare,” vowed a grim Deshmukh, raising his arms feebly at the gathering comprising his anxious supporters and local party leaders.

He alleged that it was the BJP which was behind the stone-pelting incident last night and said he would not leave any of them.

Late on Tuesday, Deshmukh was rushed to the Katol Civil Hospital and later shifted to a private hospital in Nagpur where he underwent treatment and a CT scan, the report of which turned out to be normal.

A party leader said in Mumbai that Deshmukh may have suffered deep head injuries but some cuts as the vehicle window glasses were shattered in the indiscriminate stone-pelting.

It may be recalled that Deshmukh was proceeding home after attending an election meeting in Narkhed village of Katol Assembly constituency.

En route on the Jalalkheda-Katol Road near the Bel-fata, an unknown mob suddenly appeared, waylaid the vehicle, raised slogans and started pelting stones indiscriminately at Deshmukh’s car, shattering the windshield and windows.