Last Update: April 25, 2023, 6:54 pm IST
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. (File Image/PTI)
His statement came days after gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were killed by three men in police custody in Prayagraj.
Reiterating that there is no place for criminals in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said mafia dons are now scared and begging for their lives under the rule of his BJP-led government in the state.
Addressing a public meeting in Unnao, he said, ‘Before 2017, mafia and other criminals roamed the streets with great pride. People were scared to step out of their houses. The shopkeepers closed their shops before sunset and the markets closed early. But after 2017 the markets are open till late night. Women can step out of the house without any fear. Those mafia and criminals are now begging for their lives as there is no place for them in Uttar Pradesh.
Now there is no place for mafia and criminals in UP… pic.twitter.com/XAQWcOoHyi— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) April 25, 2023
Adityanath’s comments came hours after a case was registered against an unidentified person in Lucknow for threatening to kill him. ndtv The police were quoted as saying that the threat was received through a message on ‘Dial 112’ (a number launched by the UP government for emergency services) in which the person said, “I will kill CM Yogi soon”. “.
The development comes days after gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were killed by three men in police custody in Prayagraj.
On Monday, Adityanath asserted that law and order in Uttar Pradesh has improved under his government and the state is now known for its grand festivals and not mafias. Launching an election campaign for the upcoming civic body elections from Saharanpur, he talked about the achievements of his government and alleged that earlier governments were busy instigating riots.
He said that today the identity of the state is festival, not mafia and chaos.
Amid loud applause from the locals, the Chief Minister said that Uttar Pradesh is nobody’s property and extortion will not be allowed. He insisted that there are no riots and curfew in Uttar Pradesh now and all is well.
Targeting the previous governments, the Chief Minister said, ‘Before 2017, the governments here had no time for anything other than creating riots, but today there is no curfew in Uttar Pradesh. Now the Kanwar Yatra is taken out. Earlier, false cases were filed against youths, but now no one can do this.” He said, “Earlier daughters were afraid to leave the house.
“We have to decide whether we want extortion by goons or a system that provides self-financing to the poor. There should be a ‘safe city’. ‘Bhajan Ganga’ (devotional hymns) should be our priority.”
He said, “We gave benefits of governance and schemes without any discrimination, without looking at any caste, religion or face.”
(With inputs from PTI)
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