UP Congress has charged that the Yogi Adityanath government has singularly failed in the task of controlling the law and order in the state. Congress said the tall claims by the chief minister like `zero tolerance ‘ of crime fly in his face as the sister of the Union minister of state Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi is facing threat to her life and an attempt was also made for her abduction.
The general secretary of the UP Congress committee Onkar Nath Singh said here on Sunday that the people of the state are living in constant state of fear as they face threat to their life and property following the recent spate of incidents of heinous crimes.
He said the recent events of gang rape with a student in lucknow, rape of women after making her husband hostage and rape in a temple at Mathura have added to the feeling of insecurity among the common people. He said the police have so far failed in nabbing the criminals who are behind the incidents of bank dacoity in lucknow and loot from a trader in Bagpat and those involved in murder of businessman for failing to pay the extortion money in different parts of the state.
The Congress leader alleged that the law enforcement has collapsed in the state and the sole duty of the police is confined to provide security to the chief minister, his ministers and other VIPs of the ruling dispensation.
The congress general secretary also criticized the chief minister Yogi Adityanath for his claim that significant fall has been reregistered in the death of children due to encephalitis. He said the chief minister’s statement is unfortunate and condemnable and proved that CM is insensitive towards the epidemic which has claimed the lives of thousands of children in last several decades. He alleged that the Yogi Adityanath government is involved in cover up exercise to protect the ministers, doctor and the officers who are responsible for the tragedy at BRD medical college Gorakhpur where several children died for the lack of oxygen and so far over 400 children had died due to the annual recurrence of the encephalitis.