Lucknow, May 21 (UNI) Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said that the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh has collapsed and incidents of crime are increasing continuously.

In a statement issued here, Akhilesh said, "All the claims of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government regarding crime control are proving to be false. The BJP government's claim of zero tolerance towards law and order and crime has become zero. Incidents of murder, robbery and rape are continuously increasing. Due to the failure of the BJP government, UP has become number one in crimes against women."

He said that recently, a teenager was gang-raped in Moradabad. "An attempt was made to rape a nurse in Meerut. An elderly woman sleeping at home was murdered in Farrukhabad. A person was murdered in Chaubepur of Bilhaur Kanpur city. These incidents are just examples. Dozens of such incidents are happening every day in the state," he claimed.

The SP chief said that no one is safe in UP under the BJP government. "Incidents of injustice and atrocities against the poor are also continuously increasing. No one is getting justice. No work is being done on the ground. The government has nothing except assurances. Lies, loot, and corruption have become the identity of the BJP government. The BJP government has failed on every front," he said.

He said, "The maximum number of deaths in police custody is happening under the BJP government. The BJP government has lost the trust of the people. Instead of working in the public interest, the BJP government is harassing the innocent. The suffering, helpless public is determined to remove the BJP from power in the 2027 assembly elections."

UNI AB BD