Lucknow, Sept. 6 -- Former MP and National Chairman of the Unorganised Workers and Employees Congress (Karamchari Congress), Dr. Udit Raj, today launched a scathing attack on the Uttar Pradesh government during a press conference held at the Uttar Pradesh Congress headquarters here today.

Addressing the media, he accused the Yogi Adityanath-led administration of being blatantly anti-worker and undermining the rights of lakhs of outsourced employees despite a recent Supreme Court judgment in their favour.

Raj criticised the state cabinet's recent decision to form the Uttar Pradesh Outsource Services Corporation Limited, which aims to recruit employees on a contract basis for INR 16,000-20,000 per month across 93 departments for a period of...