Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam has alleged that the state government is "scared" of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray and therefore it`s not taking action against him for "violating the conditions" for his May 1 Aurangabad rally.

The Congress leader demanded the arrest of the MNS chief for the breach of conditions for the rally, saying that it`s necessary to stop him from flaring up the communal tension in the state. Sanjay Nirupam has expressed his disappointment over the `lack of action` against the MNS chief by the Mumbai police.