Lucknow, Nov. 30 -- Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav has once again leveled serious allegations against the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh and alleged that they are giving patronage to the mafias.

Hitting out at the BJP, Akhilesh Yadav said the BJP is running a new campaign called "One District, One Mafia," in which Jaunpur district has become a mafia stronghold. He even called the BJP a "mafia-loving party."Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, Akhilesh Yadav mentioned about the "scam of cough syrup" and its link with Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"They have accused us of promoting mafias before 2017 but now what is happening. Today I have revealed the mafias of Jaunpur and i...