law and order issue rocked the state assembly here on Monday with opposition alleging that ‘Jungle raj’ prevailed in Uttar Pradesh with criminals having a field day while the police remaining a mute spectator to pogrom. “The murder of 33 people during the Holi festival reflects the law and order situation of the state,” the opposition said. The Government, which was pushed to back foot, said it never promised to give ‘crime-free state’.
The opposition members were on their feet as soon as the House assembled for the day on Monday after Holi break. The din continued for at least 15 minutes as members demanded debate on law and order situation. While the BSP staged a noisy walkout, the BJP trouped into the well of the House demanding suspension of the Question Hour so that a debate could be initiated.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Azam Khan alleged that BJP was trying to overshadow the anti-farmers bill to be introduced in Parliament by creating such ruckus. On Speaker Mata Prasad Pandey’s persuasion the members went back to their seats. However, again during the zero hour, BSP members staged a noisy protest on the law and order situation. leader of the Opposition Swami Prasad Maurya said that the government itself has admitted 622 cases of attack on police by the criminals in its answer. ‘If the police in the state are not safe how can the common people be protected,” he said alleging that the ruling party activists are behind this attack on the police.
UP Minister Ambika Choudhury replying to the notice said the law and order situation in the state is good. “We have never promised to give a crime-free state. We had promised improvement in law and order situation and it has improved. Actions have been initiated against the criminals and they are now on the run,” he said. Dissatisfied with government’s reply BSP members rushed in the well of the House raising anti-government slogans. After the House witnessed disorder for around five minutes, the BSP returned to their seats.
Meanwhile during question hour government admitted that increase in cyber crime by whooping 250 per cent besides there were 622 incidents of police being attacked in the state during the past three years. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mohammad Azam Khan while replying to questions said every police zone has one cyber police stations and now efforts were on to set up cyber lab in all the zones. He said the cyber cells in lucknow and Agra are working efficiently.
As per the government records in 2012 there were 283 reports of cyber crime in the state which went up to 613 in 2013 and to 1,452 in 2014. Khan while replying to the question admitted that forensic lab would also be set up at zonal-level for making the cyber cells more efficient. Meanwhile answering another question Khan said 622 incidents of attack on police has been reported between March 15, 2012 and September 2014. He said FIRs have been registered against 3936 people for these attacks. “The government was taking action against the criminals for these attacks on the security forces,’ the minister said. The opposition members said that crime has gone up and in many cases ruling party activists were found involved in attacks on police.