In an editorial published in the party mouthpiece Saamana, the Thackeray camp hit back at criticism of the rally by senior BJP leaders. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had described the opposition protest as an attempt to regain political ground, while state Minister Ashish Shelar termed it “cheap politics” and criticised its demands

Opposition MPs questioned the scale of the security deployment and reiterated their demand for Kumar's resignation, citing the Supreme Court's observations regarding changes to Form 6