Lucknow, March 21 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said that corruption is at its peak in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh.

In a statement issued here, Akhilesh said, "An entire gang of extortion and loot is operating under the protection of the government. Looting is going on in every department. There is a connivance of the main people of the government and many officers in this extortion and corruption. This is the truth of the ease of doing business in UP."

He said that organised corruption is happening in the name of industrial development and investment. "Commission taking is going on openly. When the extortion is exposed, a drama of suspension is being staged. The last stop of ...