Lucknow, Nov. 15 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Samajwadi Party (SP), alleging that prior to 2017, youths in the state were deprived of timely education, examinations, and jobs, and claiming that an "uncle-nephew duo" used to set out for extortion whenever recruitments were announced.

Speaking at a tablet distribution event in Lucknow on the occasion of Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas and the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, the Chief Minister alleged that jobs were difficult to obtain without bribes and recommendations (kharchi-parchi) during the previous regime.

He said that the SP got the opportunity to run the government four times, yet it could not give jobs to the youth. Ye...