LUCKNOW, Aug. 15 -- Attacking the Samajwadi Party (SP) over the absence of most of its lawmakers during the 24-hour discussion on the "Vision 2047" document for a developed Uttar Pradesh on August 13-14, deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya on Thursday said people of the state will punish the SP for not discharging its duties as opposition during the historic debate.

"This is like running away from their responsibility. I condemn this in strong words and I believe that people of UP are seeing everything and will punish them accordingly," said Maurya, the Leader of the House in UP Legislative Council, on the last day of the Monsoon session of the Uttar Pradesh Legislature.

"In the previous SP regime, there was anarchy all over in the state. Th...