Mumbai, July 14 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Monday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for "politicising" the inclusion of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's 12 forts in UNESCO's World Heritage List.

UBT's Rajya Sabha MP said that while inclusion of the forts is a cause for the celebration for the whole of Maharashtra, the BJP should have also released a joint statement along with the other political parties to celebrate Maratha history.

"What is unfortunate is that this is a cause of celebration for the entire state of Maharashtra and the nation that UNESCO has recognised the importance of Maratha history and the valour of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. It would have been in the right spirit that the BJP, by being...