CM Adityanath says law and order has improved in Uttar Pradesh, SP claims ‘jungle raj’ everywhere

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. file Photo credit: PTI

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday (December 22, 2024) said the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh has improved and as a result the state government has received investment proposals worth ₹ 40 lakh crore.

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However, the opposition Samajwadi Party has opposed Mr. Adityanath, claiming that there is an atmosphere of “”Jungle RaThere is looting, hooliganism and lawlessness everywhere in the state.

In a post on X, the chief minister’s office shared a video in which Mr. Adityanath is heard saying that the state has a good security environment and people have faith in law and order.

“Uttar Pradesh has received investment proposals worth Rs 40 lakh crore,” he said.

Within two hours of this post, the Samajwadi Party’s media cell shared X clippings of news reports about a murder and a robbery in Varanasi and Chitrakoot respectively.

“This is CM Yogi’s shameful and broken law and order which he brags about from packed stages,” read the post which was also shared by SP chief Akhilesh Yadav.

Questioning the chief minister’s claim of improved law and order in the state, the SP said, “Yogiraj has an atmosphere of jungle raj with looting, hooliganism, lawlessness, and killings and kidnappings everywhere.”

“Under Chief Minister Yogi’s rule, there is collusion between police, BJP and looters and looted goods are shared among all… Chief Minister Yogi should say that he is the CEO or trainer of the gang of looters,” he said.