India, July 4 -- LUCKNOW Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in UP of failing to rid several districts of waterlogging and clogged drains during monsoon season, alleging corruption in the Jal Jeevan Mission, cleaning of rivers and other schemes.

"They cheated the public in the name of Jal Jeevan Mission and other schemes. There has been large-scale corruption and loot in these schemes. As soon as the rains came, the truth of the BJP government's Smart City scheme was exposed," Yadav said in a statement.

"There is waterlogging in many cities, including Gorakhpur, Agra, Varanasi, Ayodhya, Aligarh...roads have been dug up and drains are clogged. The BJP's double engine gove...