Lucknow, June 23 -- Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak today launched a scathing attack on the opposition for politicizing the Aliganj fire incident.

Taking aim at Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav, he claimed that this accident is a testament to the misdeeds of his government. He remarked that "15 people lost their lives in this heartbreaking incident, and you are sitting in an AC room and playing politics."Pathak described the Aliganj fire as an example of the Akhilesh government's corruption and alleged that the entire work, from plot allotment to the construction of this illegal building, took place during the previous SP government.

"You sealed it and then unsealed it. You even cancelled the demolition order. T...