Shiv Sena leader Manisha Kayande on Friday criticised the Shiv Sena (UBT), alleging that the faction is indulging in appeasement politics to secure votes. She also took aim at Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Abu Azmi over his recent remarks praising Aurangzeb.

Kayande’s remarks were in response to Shiv Sena (UBT) chief and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s criticism of the BJP's recently launched Saugat-e-Modi scheme.