Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Monday warned the state government that his party workers would set fire to toll booths in the state if they were stopped from ensuring that small vehicles are exempted from paying toll charges. Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Thackeray alleged that toll booths are a means of livelihood for politicians in the state.

“I have sought an appointment with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in the next couple of days. We will see what comes of that meeting, otherwise, keeping the deputy chief minister’s [Devendra Fadnavis] statement in mind, MNS workers will gather at every toll booth and ensure that four-, three- and two-wheelers are not charged toll. If we are stopped, we will set it ablaze,” Thackeray said. Thackeray was referring to Fadnavis’s statement on Sunday stating that small vehicles and LMVs were exempted from toll.