Bawankule asked Jarange to file a complaint over his allegation about payment Mumbai: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil escalated his ongoing conflict with the state government this week by releasing explosive audio clips during a press conference in Beed, alleging a multi-year, BJP-backed conspiracy to defame him, disrupt the Maratha agitation, and falsely claim he received Rs500 crore from Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s faction. Fault Lines The release of th