Lucknow, Aug. 5 -- Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Wednesday accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) of avoiding discussions during the ongoing state Assembly session, alleging that the opposition fears its past governance record would come under scrutiny if debates are held.

Speaking to ANI on the third day of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly session, Rajbhar said that the BJP-led state government is prepared to discuss every issue raised by the opposition, but claimed that the SP is reluctant to participate in debates.

"... Samajwadi Party is avoiding debate; the government is ready to discuss every issue. They fear that discussion would expose their previous records. Exam papers were frequently leaked during the Samajwadi Par...