MUMBAI, Oct. 23 -- Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Thursday accused the BJP of conspiring against him ahead of the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections and released purported audio clips in which its leaders are allegedly heard discussing Rs.500 crore paid to him to shape the political narrative, even as the ruling party denied the allegations and demanded a probe to establish whether the clips were genuine or AI-generated. At a press conference in Jalna district, the epicentre of his quota agitation, Jarange-Patil released the purported audio clips. HT could not independently verify the clips. This follows Jarange-Patil's claim made earlier this week that deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde boasted to the BJP leadership about ...