Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday alleged the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district over the survey of a mosque was orchestrated by the BJP, the government and the administration "

Violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district during a controversial mosque survey, resulting in 3 deaths and prompting police action.

"What happened in Sambhal was orchestrated by the BJP, the government and the administration to divert attention from electoral malpractices," the former UP chief minister alleged.

Akhilesh Yadav alleged several injuries in the Sambhal violence and questioned the need for a second mosque survey when one had already been conducted.

Akhilesh Yadav alleged the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district over the survey of a mosque was "orchestrated" by the BJP.

Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP and the administration of orchestrating the stone-pelting incident at a Mughal-era mosque in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, to divert attention from alleged election fraud in the recent by-polls.