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Dramatic scenes unfolded in Lucknow on Wednesday as Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav had to scale the main gate of the Jai Prakash Narayan International Centre to pay tribute to the socialist icon Loknayak Jai Prakash Narayan on his birth anniversary.
According to PTI, the Lucknow administration had reportedly denied permission for Samajwadi Party workers to enter the venue due to ongoing construction work at the centre.