Lucknow, March 26 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday slammed the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, stating that the past eight years have been detrimental to Kannauj's development.

Yadav criticised the government's handling of corruption, citing an instance where the Uttar Pradesh Police had to file an FIR against one of its own IAS officers. His comments come as the BJP government completes eight years in power in Uttar Pradesh.

"... These 8 years that have passed have cut off Kannauj from development...When their (BJP) 8 years were completed, the Uttar Pradesh Police itself had to file an FIR against one of its own IAS officers...," said Yadav.

He also attacked the government's transparency, saying that this is the f...