Deoghar, June 21 -- BJP Lok Sabha MP Nishikant Dubey launched a sharp attack on the Congress party amid the ongoing political controversy surrounding the Rajya Sabha elections in Jharkhand, challenging the party to withdraw its support from the ruling alliance if it had the courage to do so.

Escalating his criticism, Dubey alleged that the Congress leadership in the state was driven by financial considerations rather than political principles and also made pointed remarks against the party's state in-charge.

"If Congress has some courage, it should withdraw its support... They want money. Our MLAs are saying something else: K. Raju, the Congress in-charge, sold out for money...," Dubey said while speaking to ANI.

The remarks come amid ...