Facing heat over opposition attack on death of a police constable Samajwadi Party defended government saying top priority of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is to bring crime under control and government has done commendable job in this regard.
“There is a total control on criminal activities in the state. There is attempt by some communal forces to destablisie the government but have failed in their ulterior design,’ Samajwadi Party spokesman Rajendra Chaudhry said in a statement issued here on Tuesday.
He said as cops are must to control crime the sate government has decided to appoint over 41,000 cops. High-tech police control rooms are being set up and for women 1090 Women Power line has been started.
“The Government is committed to improve law and order because Chief Minister believes investments will come to UP only if crime rate is low and investors feel secured in the state,” he said.
He also highlighted government’s commitment to improve power and other infrastructure like roads. All the villages having population more than 1000 would be electrified by 2016-17. Over 9 crore new consumers have been added in the list.
“We will provide 24x7 electricity in cities by October 2016 and over 20 hours power in rural areas by that time,” he said.