Mumbai, July 2 -- Former Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, Ambadas Danve, today launched a scathing attack on his political rivals, hitting out at BJP's Mohit Kamboj and MP Shrikant Shinde, while expressing deep frustration over the ongoing culture of political defections in the state.

In a sharp retort to the BJP, Danve labelled Kamboj as a "broker", claiming that his remarks against the latter were privately endorsed by members of the BJP itself.

Further escalating the conflict, Danve dismissed criticism from MP Shinde (Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena), stating, "We know how many times Shrikant Shinde came to Uddhav Thackeray and cried. He should not even speak about Uddhav Thackeray, and his comments are not ...