Lucknow, April 20 -- Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar accused Akhilesh Yadav of "lying" on women's reservation, stating that they opposed the 131st Constitution Amendment Bill because they thought the BJP would get credit for it.

Speaking with ANI on the bill, Rajbhar said, "What conspiracy was there? He is lying. BJP is ready to give 33% reservation to women. They thought that the credit for this would go to the BJP. That's why they were opposing it."

Earlier, Akhilesh Yadav called Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation on women's reservation as "empty". Yadav clarified that no Opposition party stands against reservation for women legislators.

Speaking to reporters on Sunday in Rewari, the Samajwadi Party chief ...