Flaying the State Government over increasing crime rates, the opposition Congress on Monday alleged that Madhya Pradesh was fast becoming a sanctuary for criminals. Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) chief spokesman KK Mishra in a statement here said, “The continuous rise in the crime rate in the State particularly in murders, loot, rape and gang-rapes, kidnappings and chain snatchings have defamed the State that has now earned notoriety for being sanctuary of criminals.” Mishra said that the people of State were living in fear and prays from god to get them rid of the situation
. Expressing concern over the criminal incidences in big cities of the State including State Capital Bhopal, commercial capital Indore and cultural capital Jabalpur the senior Congress leader said that the law and order situation in the State was going bad to worst with each passing day and seeing that only this could be said that the golden Madhya Pradesh was not for the common man but had emerged as rarity for the criminals.
He said that the increasing crimes were not only a matter of concern for the State Government but were also becoming a challenge for Government and especially for Department of Home.
Expressing concern over the deteriorating law and order in Gwalior that has reported five murders in a fortnight including murder of a police officer, one trader and three murders of civilians in a day, the Congress chief spokesman said when the situation in Gwalior despite being represented by powerful minister of Modi cabinet Narendra Singh Tomar was so worst than the situation in other parts of the state could be well judged.
He said that in the State capital also the moral of criminals are so high that chain was snatched from the neck of chief minister’s mother.