India, Oct. 22 -- Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of conspiring against him, citing purported audio clips of a conversation among its leaders about money paid to him and narrative-setting ahead of the 2024 polls, even as the ruling party demanded a probe into whether the clips are AI-generated.

On Tuesday, Jarange-Patil quoted Shiv Sena leader and deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde telling the BJP leadership that he had given Rs.500 crore to the activist through his son, lawmaker Shrikant Shinde. He dared Shinde to clarify, or he would go public with audio clips.

Jarange-Patil on Thursday played the audio clips at a press conference. In one of the clips, a woman purportedl...