LUCKNOW, Aug. 14 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh of ruining all the development projects started during his regime and conspiring to keep the poor and PDA communities away from education. He also reiterated his demand for strict action against officials involved in deleting names from the voter list.

During his visit to the Sanskriti School at Chak Ganjaria in Lucknow on Thursday, Akhilesh alleged: "The BJP government has shut down the school built during the Samajwadi government. They ruined it by denying funds. The BJP government is conspiring to deprive the poor and PDA families of education. This government has shut down 20,000 primary schools."

The SP chief said that during th...