Hooch toll rises to 116, Yogi smells 'conspiracy'

Even as Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) blamed the ruling BJP in both states for the deaths, UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath said he smelt "a conspiracy" in which the SP may be involved. Adityanath warned of stern action against all those found involved in illicit liquor trade even if they were associated with any political party.