Opposition Shiv Sena and BJP have targeted the Congress-led government in Maharashtra and the Centre for "inability" to maintain the decommissioned aircraft carrier Indian Maritime Ship Vikrant.

"Earlier, what was needed to transform the ship to a maritime museum was just Rs 75 crore. But the state government could not make a provision for the same," Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray said.

"If politicians in Maharashtra were to observe a 'corruption-free day', it could lead to savings of Rs 1,000 crore. Many a political bigwig in the state is worth at least Rs 5,000 crore," Uddhav said, in an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamana.

"Late Balasaheb Thackeray wanted to have Vikrant turned into a maritime museum so that it could inspire youth to serve and protect the country," he said.