Mumbai, June 4 -- A defiant Abdul Sattar, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena leader who complained against the BJP's moves to cut its junior ally down to size on Tuesday, spoke against the BJP again on Wednesday despite Deputy CM Eknath Shinde having instructed him that he must follow the Mahayuti coalition 'dharma' and refrain from speaking out openly against the BJP.

Significantly, sources also said that Deputy CM Eknath Shinde chose to skip the cabinet meeting held on Tuesday morning, indicating that probably all may not be well in the Mahayuti ruling alliance.

After Shinde instructed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar leader of his party Sattar not to criticise the BJP openly, the latter said here on Wednesday, "We had a detailed discussion with Ekna...