The Shiv Sena and BJP are once again at loggerheads — this time over reducing the security cover of the BJP leaders. On Thursday, BJP MLA Ashish Shelar was informed about his security arrangements being downgraded from 5 policemen to 2.

The change in Shelar's security arrangement comes two days after he lashed out at the Shiv Sena-controlled BMC for allegedly doling out contracts to companies way above the estimated cost. Speaking to mid-day, Shelar termed the security downgrade as Shiv Sena's vindictive politics and said, 'It is the government's responsibility to protect each and every citizen of the state, especially when it comes to the security of women."