Maha: Shiv Sena ministers protest fund cuts, cites audiogate spat with BJP

Mumbai, Oct 27 (UNI) Deep internal rifts spilt into the open during the Maharashtra Cabinet meeting today, when Shiv Sena ministers loyal to Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde mounted a fierce protest over unfair fund allocation by Finance officials. The stormy session also witnessed heated exchanges over a controversial audio clip released by Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil, sparking fresh political friction between coalition allies Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). According to sources, ministers belonging to the Shinde faction expressed strong displeasure before the Chief Minister over the alleged "high-handedness" of Finance Department officials. Raising serious…