Lucknow, March 30 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday alleged that the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh was at its worst.

He made the comment while speaking to the media after attending an iftar party hosted by SP spokesperson Abbas Haider at a hotel in Lucknow. Many prominent clerics, party workers and MLAs attended the programme.

"Be it Prayagraj or any other district, the government will never accept its failure. However, the government data tells a different story. It says that the law-and-order situation in the state is at its worst today," Yadav said.

Earlier in the day, he addressed party workers at the SP state headquarters and said the country has to move forward on the path of develop...