They were accompanied by leader of the Opposition former chief minister Ashok Chavan, leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Radhakrishna VikhePatil, former Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan
यावेळी व्यासपीठावर माजी केंद्रीय गृहमंत्री सुशीलकुमार शिंदे, प्रदेशाध्यक्ष अशोक चव्हाण, विरोधी पक्षनेते राधाकृष्ण विखे-पाटील, माजी महसूलमंत्री बाळासाहेब थोरात, हर्षवर्धन पाटील आदी उपस्थित होते.