Earlier Governments Wanted To Use Police As Personal Tool: Yogi Adityanath
NDTV
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath alleged that the Samajwadi Party (SP), which was in power from 2012 to 2017 in the state, only "usurped money" in the garb of building graveyards.
Claiming success in controlling crime in the state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday accused his predecessors of failing to undertake police reforms and said they wanted to use the department as their "personal tool".
He alleged that the Samajwadi Party (SP), which was in power from 2012 to 2017 in the state, only "usurped money" in the garb of building graveyards.
The chief minister also claimed that the state was free of riots and terrorist activities for five years and that Uttar Pradesh had now become the preferred destination for investors.
Giving out details on the number of riots in the previous Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) governments, Mr Adityanath said, "In BSP regime (2007-2012), there were 364 riots. During the SP tenure (2012-2017), there were over 700 big riots in which hundreds were killed.
