Lucknow, Sept. 3 -- Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav has alleged that the BJP, for political gain, has systematically harmed the economy of prosperous Western Uttar Pradesh by creating communal and caste divisions. "The BJP government has devastated agriculture and industry, ruining handicraft exports, and preventing recruitment to government jobs. Sports are not receiving encouragement. Education is being denied. Alternative professions like art are being shot at. Labour unrest has been allowed to grow, leading to the collapse of factories," he charged.
Mr Yadav, in a statement here on Thursday, stated that farmers are being oppressed under the BJP government.
Attempts are being made to seize farmers' land. Small busines...