Lucknow, Sept. 17 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) opened a broadside with the Samajwadi Party (SP), alleging that during its regime cow smugglers had a free run and illegal slaughterhouses flourished. The party also accused SP president, Akhilesh Yadav, of having no other agenda except to grab power.

Uttar Pradesh BJP president Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary on Wednesday accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) and its chief, Akhilesh Yadav, of indulging in "politics of lies and rumours" with no concrete agenda except grabbing power.

He alleged that during the SP regime, cow smugglers enjoyed protection and illegal slaughterhouses flourished, while the Yogi Adityanath government has taken strict action. He charged the SP with pursuing Muslim app...