Pune: The Shiv Sena today objected to Maharashtra Cabinet's recent decision to give 36 hectares of land in Pune district to Sharad Pawar-led Vasantdada Sugar Institute (VSI) for sugarcane research on a 30-year lease at Re one.

"Please let us know the criterion for making the allotment," Sena spokesperson Neelam Gorhe said. "There should be transparency while making such allotments," said the Sena leader, who also hails from Pune district.