MEERUT, Sept. 2 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday launched a broadside against the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, accusing it of corruption and mismanagement and raising issues including the condition of expressways, alleged theft of temple offerings in Ayodhya, unemployment, farmers' concerns and the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission.

Yadav reached Saharanpur on Wednesday and addressed media persons at the residence of Chaudhary Indrasen, son of former Union minister late Yashpal Singh.

Taking a sarcastic swipe at the condition of the Ganga Expressway, Yadav said, "If Mother Ganga calls, don't go by the Ganga Expressway." He said large potholes were developing on expressways and questioned the quality of...