Video of JDS MLA purportedly claiming `40 cr offer surfaces

Bengaluru: Amid allegations by ruling coalition leaders in Karnataka that BJP was attempting to destabilise the H D Kumaraswamy government, a video of a JDS MLA purportedly claiming Rs 40 crore in cash was offered to him surfaced on Wednesday.

Though MLA K Mahadev in his purported conversation with a group of people of his Piriyapatna constituency did not say who made the offer, the Congress alleged corruption money of the BJPs central government was being used for buying legislators in Karnataka.

The state BJP rejected the latest allegation of Congress as "baseless".

In the video aired by local news channels, Mahadev claimed rebel Congress MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi, who has tendered resignation from the assembly membership, allegedly demanded Rs 80 crore for staying with the coalition.

The JDS MLA could not be contacted immediately for his comments on the video.

The CM has to take everyone in a balanced way or else they will threaten to resign, you are seeing it right now demand for money or else threaten to resign... , he said.