India, March 17 -- MEERUT Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday took pot shots at the previous Samajwadi Party government, accusing it of fostering a culture of lawlessness with its "one district, one mafia" policy, which he said has now been replaced by the ODOP initiative.

He was addressing an event as part of the CM Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan in Saharanpur, where loans were distributed to 365 entrepreneurs.

"Every district had a mafia under the previous government. We replaced that with 'One District, One Product' so that artisans and local products get global recognition and create jobs," the chief minister said.

Without naming Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Adityanath criticized the past leadership , remarking: "If the le...