Lucknow, Aug. 2 -- BJP MLA Sidharth Nath Singh on Sunday accused Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav of "spreading lies" as the SP chief claimed that 26,000 government primary schools have been shut since CM Yogi Adityanath came to power in 2017.

Highlighting the tenure of Akhilesh Yadav during his time as CM, Singh said, "During your tenure, there were only 15 government medical colleges. Since then, 45 government medical colleges have been established, and the expansion continues. Not only that, look at the government degree colleges. There were very few during your tenure. In 2017, the foundation was laid for 51 government degree colleges, and today that number has increased to nearly 70."

Singh said when the Samajwadi Party was in ...