Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in an exclusive interview with India Today dismissed claims of his party being linked to the recent tax raids on the premises linked to Kanpur businessman Piyush Jain. He accused the BJP government of trying to defame Samajwadi Party and Kannauj. He further alleged that Piyush Jain was linked to the BJP. Pointing to instances in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, the former Uttar Pradesh CM alleged that the tax raids seem to happen right before polls. Watch the full interview here.