India, Dec. 23 -- UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath strongly rebutted allegations by Leader of Opposition Mata Prasad Pandey over "deaths" allegedly due to the consumption of fake medicines and codeine syrup, asserting in the Assembly that no such case has come to the notice of the State Government so far.
Adityanath said that evidence had emerged linking the accused in the codeine cough syrup case to the Samajwadi Party (SP).
He said that cases related to illegal diversion of the syrup were being pursued under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and the State Government successfully defended its stand in court. Launching a sharp attack on the Akhilesh Yadav-led party, Adityanath alleged that the largest wholesaler ...