While Maharashtra Day was being celebrated across the state, hundreds of workers seeking separate statehood for Vidarbha gathered at the Indira Square here and unfurled the flag despite strict police security on the spot.
The activists also wore black badges in protest against a joint Maharashtra and shouted slogans in support of a separate Vidarbha state.
Police however detained all the workers for violating prohibitory orders and later released them.
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Meanwhile, in Yavatmal, activists seeking a separate Vidarbha state damaged five State Transport Corporation buses at the ST bus depot.
In Jalna, supporters seeking a separate statehood to Marathwada also staged a demonstration and unfurled the flag of separate state of Marathwada.