Jharkhand Congress MLA claims he was offered money to topple JMM-led government

Amid high drama in Jharkhand politics, Congress MLA Vixel Kongari said to India Today, "I was offered a ministry and a huge amount of money for toppling the government."

Vixel Kongari, Congress MLA in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, claimed on Sunday that he was offered money if he helped in toppling the coalition government in the state. Vixel Kongari's remark came a day after the Jharkhand Police arrested three persons, who were allegedly conspiring to topple the Jharkhand government, which is run jointly by the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress and RJD. Niwaran Prasad Mahato, Abhishek Dubey and Amit Singh were nabbed from a hotel in Ranchi on Saturday.