India, Feb. 23 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav alleged on Sunday that corruption and misgovernance have intensified in Uttar Pradesh, while asserting that "as sufferings increase, the PDA will grow stronger".

PDA is an acronym used by SP leaders to refer to backward (pichhde), Dalit and minority (alpsankhyak) communities. Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in Lucknow, Yadav questioned the BJP Government's development claims, saying, "We are unable to find development. Where is it? The pipelines being laid are pipelines of corruption."

He alleged irregularities in infrastructure projects, claiming that water tanks are bursting due to poor-quality work and that corruption is visible on the ground.

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