Jaipur, July 23 (TIWN) Rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday served a legal notice to Congress MLA Giriraj Singh Malinga, who accused him of offering a bribe of Rs 35 crore to switch to the BJP camp.

Malinga had on Monday claimed that he was offered Rs 35 crore to cross vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Rajya Sabha elections. “I had a talk with Sachinji,” Malinga told the media. “He offered me money to join the BJP, but I refused saying I will not join the saffron party.” Malinga was served the notice for the “false and malicious statements” he made to the media, according to NDTV.  In the legal notice, Pilot said it was surprising that Malinga had stayed silent for seven months following the elections to the Upper House, NDTV reported. He said that Malinga seemed to have “suddenly raked up a bunch of lies” to malign his reputation.