During 2007 Assembly elections, BSP supremo Mayawati had announced that she would probe into the corruption of the then SP government and initiate action against those found guilty. A similar promise was made by SP in the 2012 polls, state BJP chief, Keshav Prasad Maurya claimed.
"Both had a tenure of five years but did nothing as per their promises only because they are hand in glove...Both encourage the corrupt and goondas," he alleged.
BJP's fact-finding team has gone to Kairana and a course of action will be decided only after getting its report, he said.
"Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has not brought the truth of Mathura before the people and is blaming media for Kairana. The government should come out open on the details of Kairana incident," Maurya alleged.
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