Ambedkarnagar, July 11 -- Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh Panchayati Raj minister Om Prakash Rajbhar has directly blamed the Samajwadi Party for the delay in Panchayat elections in UP.

Talking to reporters here on Friday night, Rajbhar said, "The Yogi government was fully committed to holding the Panchayat elections on time. The Panchayati Raj Department had completed all the preparations and procedures. However, due to the intervention of Akhilesh Yadav's legal cell, the matter became entangled in legal complications."Rajbhar said, "We were ready to hold the elections, but in the meantime, a petition was filed in the High Court by Akhilesh Yadav's legal advisor. Following this, the High Court summoned the sta...