Shiv Sena Lok Sabha MP Naresh Mhaske on Tuesday launched a broadside against the rival Shiv Sena (UBT), accusing its leaders of corruption during the Covid-19 pandemic and lacking the moral standing to criticize Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Talking to reporters at Anand Ashram in Thane, Mhaske, a former Thane mayor, highlighted alleged discrepancies in procurements during the pandemic when the Uddhav Thackeray government (November 2019-June 2022) was in office in Maharashtra.