Mumbai, March 9 : Maharashtra BJP’s top leaders, including Leader of Opposition in state Assembly Devendra Fadnavis, Pravin Darekar and party state president Chandrakant Patil, were among those who were detained on Wednesday while they undertook a protest march demanding the resignation of Nawab Malik from the Maha Vikas Aghadi government. The BJP staged the protest at the Azad Maidan in Mumbai, demanding the resignation of Malik. Thereafter, they undertook a march from Azad Maidan to Metro Cinema, during which the leaders were detained. Malik was arrested last month by the Enforcement Directorate in alleged money-laundering case involving property deals with people linked to mafia don and terrorist Dawood Ibrahim. The NCP leader is currently in judicial custody. Ex-finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, former Energy Minister Chandrashekar Bawankule, Nitesh Rane, Ashish Shelar, Kirit Somaiya, Mohit Bharatiya, Prasad Lad were among those who were detained for the agitation. They were taken in a police van from the Metro Cinema to the Yellow Gate police station, where they were released after necessary formalities. AAA GK