Hitting out at MNS president Raj Thackeray over his demand to remove loudspeakers from mosques, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday asserted there is no dictatorship in the state, where the rule of law will prevail.

Pawar's tough stand came a day after Raj Thackeray addressed a rally where he adopted an aggressive posture over his demand to remove loudspeakers atop mosques by May 3, in the process throwing a challenge to the administration and police.