A local court in western Maharashtra`s Sangli district on Friday rejected Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray`s plea seeking discharge in a 2008 case related to a protest organized by his party`s workers.

MNS workers had staged protest in Shirala in the district against Thackeray`s arrest in Mumbai, and a case under IPC sections related to unlawful assembly and breach of peace was registered.