Lucknow, Nov. 8 -- Targeting the BJP, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday that Uttarakhand, which is grappling with natural disasters, has been turned into a laboratory of corruption.

In his message on the foundation day of Uttarakhand on November 9, wishing happiness and prosperity to the people of the mountainous state, Akhilesh said his party is committed to the welfare and development of the people of Uttarakhand and is always with them in their joys and sorrows.

He said that on November 9, Uttarakhand will turn 25 years old. "The foundation for its formation was laid by Mulayam Singh Yadav. After conducting a referendum, the proposal for the creation of Uttarakhand as a separate state was passed in both Hou...