India, Feb. 25 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav hit out at Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, accusing him of insulting the people searching for their missing loved ones after the Maha Kumbh stampede by calling them "vultures".

Akhilesh Yadav also took a swipe on UP CM Yogi Adityanath for questioning the report on Prayagraj waters by Centre's pollution body, saying that it seems like a fight between "Delhi and Lucknow".

Akhilesh Yadav was referring to CM Yogi Adityanath's remark in the state assembly where he said, "vultures got dead bodies, pigs got dirt, devotees got God" referring to the Maha Kumbh Mela.

Akhilesh Yadav addressed reporters in Kannauj saying, "Even now, many people are searching for their loved ones ...