Devendra Fadnavis said, "Aurangzeb was nothing but an attacker. Only Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj can be the hero of this land."
"Six more people are feared to be trapped inside the collapsed structure," the NDRF had said in an earlier statement.
Officials said that two NDRF teams are engaged in a search and rescue operation.
A heated argument took place between the protesters and the police after they pelted stones at the police personnel and the vehicles that were crossing the area.