New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- The Congress on Wednesday sought a judicial probe into the multi-crore codeine scam in Uttar Pradesh, alleging that the Yogi Adityanath government and the central BJP leadership have turned a blind eye to the issue.
Addressing a press conference Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate questioned the silence of the UP and central governments on the matter, saying that the scam has destroyed the lives of thousands of young people across the country.
"The kingpin of the codeine scam, Shubham Jaiswal, hails from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency Varanasi and is closely associated with Dhananjay Singh, the national general secretary of the Janata Dal (United), an alliance partner of the BJP," Shrina...