In the video, Malviya says that the two BTP MLAs took Rs 5 crore every to give assistance to the Congress government throughout the Rajya Sabha elections and one more Rs5 crore every throughout the political crisis when Congress leader Sachin Pilot raised a banner of revolt against the government of chief minister Ashok Gehlot in July.
Malviya, a powerful tribal leader of the Congress, is stated to be unhappy at getting overlooked by Gehlot and not getting offered a cabinet birth. Malviya’s name was amongst the leaders who allegedly attempted to overthrow the Gehlot government in July at the behest of the BJP.
The BTP MLAs stated the allegations had been baseless and hit back at Malviya.
Ramprasad Dindor, the BTP MLA from Sagwara constituency, stated, “Malviya himself was willing to topple the state government after being offered Rs33 crore. We helped to save the Congress government. He is feeling upset because the government did not fall. We will file a defamation case against Malviya.”
Rajkumar Roat, the BTP MLA from the Chorasi constituency, stated, “By making these allegations, Malviya is terming his own party corrupt. BTP offered conditional support to the government. The Congress is jittery because it is losing ground in tribal areas to the BTP.”
Before the Rajya Sabha election in the state in July, Congress had herded its 107 MLAs to a hotel to due to alleged poaching attempts by the BJP. Gehlot had accused the BJP of attempting to topple his government.
The 13 independent MLAs, 2 BTP MLAs, 2 CPIM MLAs and 1 Rashtriya Lok Dal MLA had supported the Congress. At that time, BTP MLA Rajkumar Roat had shared a video in which he stated he was getting kept hostage by police in Jaipur and not permitted to go to his constituency.
Then in August, the BTP MLAs had once more sided with the Gehlot government throughout a vote of self-assurance in the state assembly necessitated by Congress leader Sachin Pilot’s rebellion against CM Gehlot.