VARANASI, Oct. 15 -- Attacking the Opposition, particularly the Samajwadi Party, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday accused the party of neglecting teachers' welfare when it was in power. He claimed that during the SP government's tenure, teaching posts remained vacant, recruitment commissions were controlled by the 'Saifai Syndicate,' and the youth's future was jeopardised. The chief minister was addressing a convention in Varanasi held in support of BJP candidates for the Legislative Council elections (Teachers' and Graduates' constituencies). He questioned how one could expect the welfare of teachers to be a priority for those who have no connection to education, who act as lackeys to the mafia, and who visit the graves of deceased mafia figures to offer prayers. He also said trusting the party is akin to expecting a crocodile to carry one safely across a river. "Everyone knows what a crocodile does once it drags its prey to the middle of the river," he said. P2...