Mumbai: On Wednesday,Raj Thackeray (chief of Maharashtra Navniman Sena) claimind that 70% of new auto-rickshaw permits were given to non-Marathis,he also threatened that his party workers will set on fire all the auto-rickshaw if they are seen running on roads.

On the occasion of MNS’s 10th foundation day,Thackeray said, "If any such auto with a new permit is seen plying on the road, those sitting inside will be asked to come out and the auto will be set on fire...Since Shiv Sena holds the state Transport portfolio, I want to ask how much is it getting in the deal,"

He said, "The government has done away with norms like asking for a domicile certificate and a letter from the CID before handing out auto permits to those seeking it, so that they can anyhow grant 70,000 permits in the coming days,"

According to him license should be given to the son of soil, not non-Marathi . Thackeray added,"The cost of each auto is Rs. 1.7 lakh and Rahul Bajaj's company (Bajaj Auto) has the lot of 70,000 autos ready. It means that this is a business of Rs. 1,190 crore”

"Only faces have changed in the new government, but the corruption and style of working has remained unchanged," he said.

He also said"Every big person has encountered failure. So there is nothing new if we, too, have failed in the past. But, I assure you that the party will not stop now,"