Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar on Monday accused Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS head Raj Thackeray of engaging in appeasement politics and conspiring to pressure government staff ahead of the local body polls in the state

Senior BJP leader Ashish Shelar accused the Opposition, especially Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray running a campaign selectively against Hindu (Marathi-speaking and Dalit) voters and sparing Muslims while presenting examples of fake and duplicate names of voters