Mumbai, Oct. 25 -- Escalating the political slugfest over the controversial Rs 500-crore audio clip, Maratha quota agitation leader Manoj Jarange Patil, on Saturday, launched a frontal attack on Shiv Sena leader Ramdas Kadam, questioning his prior access to the recording and challenging the ruling alliance to hold a transparent inquiry.
Addressing a press conference, Jarange hit back at Kadam for targeting him, pointing out suspicious discrepancies regarding the timeline of the leaked file. He questioned how Kadam managed to broadcast a clipped 20-to-30-second portion mentioning MP Dr Shrikant Shinde on a television channel hours before his own official press briefing.
"Did I defame Eknath Shinde and Shrikant Shinde, or did Ramdas Kadam?"...