LUCKNOW, Dec. 24 -- Deputy chief minister and leader of the House in the Uttar Pradesh legislative council Keshav Prasad Maurya on Wednesday hit back at the Samajwadi Party (SP) during a debate on alleged violations of reservation rules and corruption in recruitments by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC).

Replying to SP members who had moved an adjournment motion under Rule 105, Maurya alleged that SP president Akhilesh Yadav and his party colleagues had "lost their mental balance" and advised them to seek treatment, claiming that the people of the state were with the BJP.

The adjournment motion was moved by SP MLC and leader of the opposition in the council Lal Bihari Yadav, along with Rajendra Chaudhary, Man Singh Yad...