Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday criticised the state government over the 36-hour traffic congestion on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, questioning whether inquiries into such incidents ever lead to meaningful action, news agency PTI reported.

Thackeray expressed displeasure over the lack of disaster preparedness and road maintenance on the expressway, saying the only thing managed “promptly and efficiently” was toll collection. He demanded that tolls collected during the traffic jam be refunded to motorists and urged the government to prepare a concrete action plan to prevent similar situations in the future.