Lucknow, Dec. 19 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday launched a strong attack on Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav.

Speaking to the media ahead of the commencement of the winter session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, the Chief Minister said, "It is widely known that almost every mafia operating in the state has had links with the Samajwadi Party."He stated that preliminary investigations have revealed that some of the accused arrested during operations conducted by the STF and the Uttar Pradesh Police were connected to the SP.

He added that the Samajwadi Party, already known for its controversial functioning, will see its role further exposed as the investigation progresses.

CM Yogi said, "While a final ...