India, Sept. 9 -- LUCKNOW Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party government in UP, alleging that the "aerial survey of the chief minister has become flood tourism and the government has left people at God's mercy amidst floods in many parts of the state."

"The situation in UP is dire due to floods...hundreds of villages and many urban areas in dozens of districts are affected. The situation is bad in Mathura, Agra, Aligarh, Shahjahanpur, Pilibhit, Kanpur Dehat, Auraiya, Etawah, Kannauj, Farrukhabad, Sitapur, Hardoi and Varanasi. In the name of flood relief, only formalities are being done on paper," Yadav said in a statement.

"People are not getting food, water, medicines and treatment. ...