Lucknow, April 28 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday alleged that the people who attacked Rajya Sabha MP Ramji Lal Suman's convoy near Aligarh have "complete" support of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Uttar Pradesh government.

"Some people have been given a free hand to do anything they want, and this is because it is their people who are sitting (in government) from top to bottom. The attack on Samajwadi Party leader Ramji Lal Suman indicated that they (those who attacked him) have complete support of the government," Akhilesh Yadav said.

He also said that the attack happened because the Rajya Sabha MP was heading to Bulandshahr to "raise his voice against those who oppress Dalits."

"The attack took place because Ramji ...