Lucknow, Sept. 20 -- Strongly countering Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav's allegations of "fabricated employment data", Uttar Pradesh state Minister Suresh Khanna on Saturday asserted that over 9.5 lakh government jobs have been provided under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath through an unblemished, merit-driven system free from corruption or caste-based favouritism.

Speaking to ANI, Khanna claimed that the opposition has run out of credible issues and is levelling baseless charges because it cannot digest the complete eradication of nepotism and bribery in state recruitment boards.

"The opposition has no real issues. During their tenure, appointments were often mired in suspicion and controversy. Under CM Yogi's administration,...