Lucknow, March 18 -- The former U.P. chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party government over the law-and-order situation in the state. The Samajwadi Party chief also alleged that the BJP government was misusing police force for political gain and it was getting false cases registered against the leaders of opposition parties and harassing them.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the SP chief said, "Law and order is zero in the state under the BJP government. Murder, loot and crime are at their peak. The courage of bullies, anarchists and criminals has increased under the protection of the government. Police was chased and beaten in Shahjahanpur. DSP's house and car were burnt in Bareilly. A youth was kil...