The Shiv Sena on Thursday slammed the BJP for describing the arrest of Republic TV Editor-in- Chief Arnab Goswami in an abetment to suicide case as "black day" and an "attack on the freedom of press".

An editorial in Sena mouthpiece ''Saamana'' said it was surprising that central ministers along with state BJP leaders should say there was an "Emergency-like situation" in Maharashtra due to Goswami's arrest.