LUCKNOW, Sept. 27 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday asked his ministerial colleagues to take the issue of corruption during the tenure of Samajwadi Party government to the people and counter the opposition's politics of caste with the agenda for development of Uttar Pradesh.

Yogi stated this while speaking at a meeting of his council of ministers at Lok Bhawan, according to those aware of the development. The meeting of the council of ministers was held soon after the state cabinet meeting.

"Yes, the chief minister asked us to counter the Samajwadi Party's attacks by referring to the cases of corruption during the tenure of the SP government. A mention of the reports of corruption in the construction of Jayapraka...