LUCKNOW, Dec. 24 -- Samajwadi Party and Bharatiya Janata Party lawmakers came face to face in the legislatative council on Tuesday over the codeine cough syrup row. The issue was raised by SP lawmakers, which led to a heated exchange of words between SP LOP Lal Bihari Yadav and Leader of House BJP MLC and deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya. Yadav said: "Such a big scam is on...it is not possible that the government is innocent on this. If you don't have fuel in your bulldozer, then we can provide it. If you don't have a driver, we can provide that too. Cyber crime is also at an all-time high in the state...keeping money is neither safe in the bank nor at home." Refuting the allegations, Maurya said: "All people who have done anything wrong are related to SP." Yadav objected to this, to which Maurya said one should have patience to listen to what is being said. Earlier, SP MLC Shahnawaz Khan attacked the BJP, alleging that this scam is an eye-opener. He said if the government didn't wake up on time, it would be 'Udta UP like Udta Punjab'...I want the bulldozer to run in this case without any discrimination. There was a movie 'Udta Punjab'... if the government doesn't wake up, then soon there could be a movie titled 'Udta UP'," he said. Speaking on the SIR issue, SP MLC Kiran Pal Kashyap claimed CM Yogi was unhappy that SP people got their names added in the SIR list. "The caste census should start in 2026 and must end in 2027...why doesn't the government link it with the SIR," said Kashyap. SP MLC and LOP Lal Bihari Yadav said: "Vande Mataram is not personal property of any particular political party. It has been our national song and was first sung in 1896 during the convention of the Congress party. These issues are deliberately raked up to divert people's attention from core issues. We respect Vande Mataram, but it should not be forced on anyone. The government which is afraid of questions, takes help of slogans." Replying to Yadav, BJP MLC and former AMU V-C Tariq Mansoor said those who oppose Vande Mataram are political people. "Great people like Abdul Kalam and Rafi Ahmad Kidwai always supported this. All Indians, in any part of the country, should sing it and also respect it. Those who are opposing it are doing so for political gains."...