Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday released a 14-minute-long audio to counter another clip that was released by Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday, in which Fadnavis allegedly asked BJP workers to use all possible means to win the by-election.

Devendra Fadnavis has said that the audio which was released by the Sena chief Udhhav Thackeray was “twisted” and that he was ready to face action if what he said in the clip was found to be inappropriate.

Releasing the 14-minute audio clip, the chief minister claimed that it was the complete version of the “twisted” clip that was released by Thackeray.

To prove his point, he played the entire 14-minute audio-clip before the media and accused the Shiv Sena of “resorting to such low-level tactics as defeat stares at it in Palghar”.

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“I said it… and that is my voice. But the following sentence has been deliberately knocked off to twist it completely out of context. I am sending it to the Election Commission with a request that if I am found guilty, they can take action against me,” Fadnavis declared.

In the audio clip, Fadnavis was purportedly heard exhorting BJP workers to win the Palghar Lok Sabha bypoll, slated for May 28, by using all means.

“The Shiv Sena can see it is losing and has, thus, stooped to such levels. The Sena twisted my audio clip and presented it before the people to misguide them,” Fadnavis said while addressing a poll rally in suburban Vasai.

The chief minister alleged that the Sena had edited the clip.

“My last sentence in the clip was that we are in power, but we will never misuse it. This line they never released. Had they shown it, their claims would have fallen flat,” he said.

“Listen to the whole clip released by the Sena. If there is anything wrong that I have said, I am ready to face action,” Fadnavis said.

He also demanded that if the Shiv Sena were found guilty of “editing and doctoring” the audio-tape, then they should also face action for playing it in public to misguide the voters on the eve of the Palghar Lok Sabha by-election.

Speaking at a rally last evening, Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray had released the audio clip, in which Fadnavis was purportedly heard asking BJP workers to use “saam, daam, dand, bhed” (all possible means) to win the Palghar by-election.

(With agency inputs)