Mumbai, March 18 -- Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde launched a sharp attack on the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) faction while addressing the Legislative Council on the recent violence in Nagpur.

Shinde responded aggressively to MLA Anil Parab's statement, in which he compared himself to Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, and accused the Opposition of compromising for power.

While providing details on the violence that took place in Nagpur, Shinde also criticised Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi for his statement on Aurangzeb. He accused the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of engaging in political hypocrisy, claiming that while they publicly opposed BJP, they had secretly held discussions about allying.

"In 2022, I did not do anything secret...