Etawah, March 1 -- Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav on Saturday slammed the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, accusing it of indulging in Hindu-Muslim politics.

"BJP and this government's people only lie, what have they done for the people? All the institutions have failed... They only indulge in Hindu-Muslim politics," Yadav told reporters here.

"Inflation, unemployment and corruption, all three have increased... They have handed over the state to the bureaucracy... This government has failed in every way," he added.

Meanwhile on Friday, Uttar Pradesh Minister Nitin Agrawal criticised the opposition, particularly the Samajwadi Party and Congress, for questioning the recently concluded Maha Kumbh, describing their comments as an "in...