Shiv Sena MLA Aaditya Thackeray has criticized industries minister Uday Samant's upcoming three-nation trip, calling it a "nonsensical holiday" funded by taxpayers. Samant defended the trips, stating that some people are spreading misinformation and politicizing the issue. Chief minister Eknath Shinde's trip to Germany and the UK was canceled due to criticism. Shiv Sena MLA Aaditya Thackeray questioned the purpose of Samant's trip to Davos, Switzerland, asking why he was going there now when the World Economic Forum meeting is in mid-January.