Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists, led by party leader Sandeep Deshpande, violated regulations and travelled by local train on Monday afternoon. Following this, a number of MNS activists and party leaders from Thane and Dombivli were detained by the police.

The MNS launched a city-wide protest to take the agitation further. Asking the Maharashtra government to understand the commuting problems of the common man who is currently barred on local trains, MNS members had threatened to board local trains on Monday to support the demand of opening up suburban trains for everyone.