Lucknow, Dec. 25 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said lawlessness prevailed in the state under the Samajwadi Party (SP) government, which, instead of taking action against the mafia and criminal elements, bowed to them.

In contrast, the BJP-led state government has ended lawlessness, there is no curfew and riot in UP, he said.

He made the remarks during a discussion on the supplementary budget on the last day of the winter session of the state assembly.

"The SP will have to wait till 2047 to come to power in UP. We have to see if the SP gets the status of main opposition party in UP or not in the 2027 assembly election," he said.

He launched his attack on the SP with poet Shahab Jafari's couplet "Tu idhar udhar ki baat ...