AGRA/LUCKNOW, April 11 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday accused the ruling party in Uttar Pradesh of raking up divisive issues to distract the public from real concerns.

Rather than resolving contentious issues, the state government was "taking the help of private armies and trooper-like groups, much like the Nazis in Germany, to create trouble and intimidate opponents", he alleged.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a private event on Ramghat road in Aligarh, Yadav said, "The BJP is on the path of dictatorship. Whatever is happening in the state is happening at the behest of the government."

"Our country and society are of different castes and religions. The more we understand each other, hug each other, celebr...