Nagpur, Oct. 23 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday questioned the timing of the release of a purported audio clip linked to Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil, asking why the conversation had surfaced after two-and-a-half years.
Fadnavis said the authenticity of the recording, which contains allegations of a purported Rs 500-crore transaction involving Jarange through Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde, would be thoroughly examined through forensic methods.
Speaking to reporters in Nagpur after casting his vote in the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections, Fadnavis said both the BJP and the Shiv Sena, led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, had sought an investigation.
Jarange had also demanded a pr...