Lucknow, Feb. 18 -- Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party, echoing Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's sentiments.

Maurya alleged that the Samajwadi Party's true history is marred by violence and lawlessness, stating that it's a party of "goons and rioters."

Speaking with ANI, Maurya said, "Samajwadi Party's actual history is something else. It is not a party that is working to serve the state. Samajwadi Party is the party of goons and rioters."

This comes after Samajwadi Party leaders protested in front of the state legislative assembly against the deaths which happened during the Mahakumbh stampede on the day the budget session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly ...