Raj Thackeray claimed Sharad Pawar really wanted to step down as NCP chief and wondered whether he changed his decision due to his nephew Ajit Pawar's behaviour.
Vinayak Raut, Lok Sabha MP from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency, and a senior leader of the Sena (Uddhav Bal Thackeray) faction visited the protest site early Friday. The police detained him along with a few other party workers. It reportedly resorted to tear gas to disperse the protesters.