Raipur, Dec 06: Just when you thought you were getting bored of the Judeo tape episode, the Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to take care of your entertainment. Late on Saturday night, Arun Jaitley produced an audio tape in which Ajit Jogi is allegedly heard offering bribe to newly-elected BJP MLAs to defect and form a breakaway group. Memories are yet not dead of the episode in which, just before the polls, BJP’s Dilip Singh Judeo was purportedly seen receiving bribe on camera. The BJP has boomeranged the act with this tape.
Union Law Minister Arun Jaitley today alleged that the outgoing Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi today offered bribe to newly-elected BJP MLAs to defect and form a breakaway group whom the Congress would extend support in government formation.
At a late night press conference here, Jaitley, a senior BJP leader, played a tape purportedly containing the conversation between Jogi and a BJP MLA whom the money was alleged to be offered.

Demanding a CBI inquiry into the entire episode, Jaitley played the tape and displayed currency notes to the tune of Rs 45 lakhs having been allegedly given to BJP MLAs Virendra Pandey and Kashyap.
Jaitley said they had "water-tight" documentary, material and taped evidence against Jogi, his son and Congress MP Kunte for allegedly trying to bribe BJP MLAs to effect a split in BJP`s Legislature Party and prevent formation of a BJP government in the state.
Jaitley said both Jogi and Kunte were public servants and a case of corruption for defection had been clearly made out by the available evidence.
He said the tape recording was clear and the person trying to offer money to the MLAs was "unabashedly" offering the bribe.
There was also a hand written letter by Jogi, he claimed.
Jaitley said they had handed over a copy of the tape to the Governor.
Since the outgoing government was still in office till tomorrow morning, the party would hand over the original documents, the tape and other evidence to police for investigation after the new dispensation takes over.

A stash of notes said to be Rs 45 lakhs offered by Jogi to engineer the defection and form a breakaway group was displayed at the press conference.
Jaitley said the new government will ask the CBI to investigate the matter and the original tape of the conversation will be handed over to the investigating agency.
The money will be handed over tomorrow to the police, he said.
Jaitley said this was a clear case of attempt to break a political party and prevent formation of a government.
He also demanded the arrest of Jogi and Kunte.
Jaitley alleged the entire conspiracy had been hatched at the instance of Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
"Her own role is there and her name is being used," he said.
"The conspirator should be arrested," Jaitley demanded.
Bureau Report