The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Thursday slammed the privatisation policy of the Narendra Modi government and accused it of "auctioning" democracy, freedom of speech, social harmony and the rule of law.

If this wasn't enough, the government was also planning to privatise some public sector banks, claimed an editorial in 'Saamana', the mouthpiece of the Uddhav Thackeray-led party.