Wednesday, June 1 2005 23:00 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Kishanganj (Bihar): Launching an attack on his rival Laloo Prasad, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Ramvilas Paswan today (Jun 1, 2005) claimed the Bihar Assembly was dissolved under Railway Minister's threat to topple the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre.

"Laloo has threatened Sonia Gandhi that if Rabri Devi failed to become the Chief Minister, he will topple the Government at the Centre," he told a minorities' conference in Kishanganj.

"The House was later dissolved under Laloo's threat," he said.

Paswan said he had offered CM's post to Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) but Laloo was intransigent on his wife becoming the Chief Minister.