Lucknow, Sept. 20 -- Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak today slammed SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, saying during the latter's rule criminals were openly protected and illegal slaughterhouses operated without a check.
He said that the people of the Uttar Pradesh have been watching the restlessness of the Samajwadi Party (SP) for quite some time.
Attacking SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, he said that the SP chief has forgotten that during his government's rule, Gau Mata was slaughtered openly, and butchers enjoyed government protection.
"It was the Samajwadi Party that gave protection to butchers, and the party that protected Gau Mata is BJP," said Dy CM Brajesh Pathak.
Referring to the case in Gorakhpur, the Deputy CM said that Rahe...