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MNS leader detained ahead of protest march

Mumbai, July 8 (UNI) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader and Thane-Palghar district president Avinash Jadhav was detained by police at 3 am, just hours before a scheduled protest rally over the language row.
MNS workers allegedly assaulted a trader recently for refusing to speak in Marathi. Following the incident, a protest march was held by non-Marathi-speaking residents at Mira-Bhayandar, Thane.
In response, MNS announced its own rally today.
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