SP candidate list starts with one in jail, ends with one on bail: Thakur

Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday targeted the Samajwadi Party, saying that people indulging in riots go to Akhilesh Yadav's party, while those who catch the rioters join the BJP.

He was speaking at the BJP's Uttar Pradesh headquarters on the occasion of former IPS officer Asim Arun joining the party.

Later, two Samajwadi Party (SP) MLCs -- Shailendra Pratap Singh and Ghanshyam Lodhi -- and former IAS officer Ram Bahadur also joined the BJP, the party's state co-media in-charge Abhay Singh said.