Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on February 27 alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party is responsible for ‘mafiawad’ in Uttar Pradesh citing BJP-BSP coalition government formed in 1996. “In 1996, when BJP-BSP formed government, 21 ministers were mafias, had criminal background. BJP is responsible for mafiawad in UP, they should be blamed. When I raised the issue in Assembly, Rajnath Singh had replied 'everything is fair in politics',” he said.
