Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asserted on Wednesday that the ‘image’ of Uttar Pradesh has completely transformed and the state's law and order has become a ‘model’ for the rest of the country and the world.
“Today, when we speak about rule of law, the UP model does come to mind. UP has set an example in front of the country in establishing law and order,” the chief minister said, adding that the biggest challenge, however, was to move away from the methods of British police and create a different image of UP Police.
“The policemen must show sensitivity towards common people,” he remarked.
The chief minister said this while inaugurating virtually 144 residential and non-residential buildings, including hostels, barracks, police stations and outposts, built at the cost of Rs 260 crore for the Police Department at an event organised in Lok Bhawan.
“Five years back, Uttar Pradesh was considered a BIMARU state. There was no thinking of development and the law and order situation was worse. There was a sense of insecurity among businessmen, women, farmers and labourers in the state,” Yogi said.
The chief minister further said that after taking the charge of the state on March 19, 2017, the first thing he did was to inspect the Home Department on March 20, adding that he was baffled to see the mismanagement prevailing in the department.
“There was also a lack of police personnel in the state as 54 companies of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) had been disbanded. At that crucial juncture, we recruited more than 1.62 lakh policemen, maintaining utmost transparency,” the chief minister said, pointing out that the capacity of the training centres had been enhanced and steps had also been taken to modernise the police force.