In a no holds barred attack on the BJP government, chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Raj Thackeray today at a press conference pulled up Railways Minister Piyush Goyal over Mumbai stampede .

"This Piyush Goyal is good for nothing... Just for bullet train project, Suresh Prabhu was changed, he was good," said Thackeray.

Squarely blaming the government for the mishap that claimed 22 lives on Friday, the MNS chief issued an open threat to the Modi camp, thundering that he will not allow the construction of the bullet train.

"I will not allow bullet train to be constructed here, if we are not getting basic facilities. If Modi wants, he can construct bullet train in Gujarat. If they use force, we will too," added Raj Thackeray.

WARNING TO VENDORS AT RAILWAY STATIONS

In a fiery warning to the illegal hawkers at railway stations, the MNS chief added, "I will give an ultimatum to them, if they do not clear the area, we will move them out in our style."

On the issue of poor infrastructure in the city, Thackeray passed the buck to the 'outsiders' in the city, who he says add to the plaguing problem of population spurt.

"Till the time these outsiders don't stop coming, such incidents may occur in the future as well. We don't have basic infrastructure as per the population," MNS chief scoffed.

MNS leader Bala Nandangaonkar was also among those who had written to the Railways, urging them to address the issue of narrow foot-over bridges in the city, he added.

NO NEED FOR ENEMIES

In an all guns blazing avatar, the MNS chief also compared the Railways to terrorists, while adding, "Why do we need terrorists or enemies like Pakistan? It seems our Railways is enough to kill people."

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena founder asked the officials, now evading responsibility- if it rained for the first time on Friday.

"They don't not have any answers. They are blaming rains? Has it rained for the first time in Mumbai?" Thackeray fired, asking for an explanation.

With inputs from Mayuresh Ganpatye, Saurabh Vaktania