Police said the miscreants were "unidentified people" and at this point, there is no clarity on who was behind setting an auto-rickshaw on fire in the city's Andheri area on Thursday evening.
Mumbai:
A day after Raj Thackeray's hate speech against immigrant workers in Mumbai, an auto-rickshaw was set on fire in the city's Andheri area on Thursday evening.
Police said the miscreants were "unidentified people" and at this point, there is no clarity on who was behind it.
On Wednesday, Mr Thackeray said three-wheelers with new permits will be set on fire, alleging nearly 70 per cent of the auto-rickshaws recently cleared to run on Mumbai's roads belong to non-Maharashtrians.
"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," he had said in a speech on the 10th anniversary of his party's foundation.
The speech had triggered a backlash from some political parties.
While the Congress has asked that a police case be filed against Mr Thackeray, Bihar deputy chief minister Tejaswi Yadav had hit back, saying, "I want to tell Mr Raj Thackeray that Maharashtra is not anyone's 'baap ji jageer' (father's property)".
People from Bihar, who form a large section of migrant workers, have been regularly targeted by Mr Thackeray's party, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena or the MNS, which accuses them of snatching jobs from the locals.
Police said the miscreants were "unidentified people" and at this point, there is no clarity on who was behind it.
On Wednesday, Mr Thackeray said three-wheelers with new permits will be set on fire, alleging nearly 70 per cent of the auto-rickshaws recently cleared to run on Mumbai's roads belong to non-Maharashtrians.
Raj Thackeray's speech had triggered a backlash from some political parties. (File Photo)
The speech had triggered a backlash from some political parties.
While the Congress has asked that a police case be filed against Mr Thackeray, Bihar deputy chief minister Tejaswi Yadav had hit back, saying, "I want to tell Mr Raj Thackeray that Maharashtra is not anyone's 'baap ji jageer' (father's property)".
People from Bihar, who form a large section of migrant workers, have been regularly targeted by Mr Thackeray's party, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena or the MNS, which accuses them of snatching jobs from the locals.
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