In 2013, when riot victims were battling extreme cold and lack of basic needs at relief camps, the Akhilesh government was busy in Saifai festival. Mulayam Yadav had denied the hardship faced by riot victims, calling it a rumour by opposition.
UP CM said that the state is now known for grand cultural events like the Divya Kumbh and Ayodhya Deepotsav, those who organised Saifai festival will never return to power again.
Brahm Dutt Dwivedi who saved Mayawati from SP goons was killed on 10th February 1997. Gangster Sanjeev Maheshwari and ex-MLA of SP Vijay Singh were accused in this case.
On 2 November 1990, the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led UP government had ordered police to open fire on Karsevaks and hundreds of Ram Bhakts including women and children.