'Booths Will Be Set Ablaze': Raj Thackeray's Warning to State Govt Over Toll Payment for Small Vehicles

Thackeray's warning was prompted by a statement made by deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday, declaring that “small vehicles are exempted from paying tolls.”

Hitting out at the current and previous governments, Thackeray asserted that none of them had been able to fulfill their promises of making Maharashtra toll-free. He alleged that toll booths served as a source of income for many politicians. Thackeray said, “They get some share from the money collected at toll booths every day, every week and every month. Hence, toll booths will never be closed down, and you will also never get good roads.”

He also raised concerns about the handling of funds collected at toll booths and questioned why the same companies repeatedly secured contracts for toll collection.