Taunts, barbs, and simmering emotions were on full display in the Maharashtra Legislative Council on Wednesday as Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Uddhav Thackeray delivered valedictory speeches at the farewell of Leader of Opposition Ambadas Danve, reported news agency PTI.

Speaking at the farewell event in the upper house, Shinde took a dig at Thackeray, his former political associate turned fierce rival. Shinde remarked that Danve was not born with a golden spoon and that positive change should occur in the lives of common citizens of Maharashtra.

Meanwhile, Thackeray, who heads the opposition Shiv Sena (UBT), spoke immediately after Shinde. Hitting back at the Deputy CM, Thackeray asserted that although Danve was not born with a golden spoon, he did not "betray those who served him a plate full of food" – an apparent reference to Shinde, whose rebellion in June 2022 led to a split in the Shiv Sena, reported PTI.