Kannauj: Samajwadi Party (SP) National President and former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government, claiming that law and order in the state has completely collapsed. Speaking to the media during his visit to Kannauj, Yadav alleged that criminals are operating with impunity and no one in the state feels safe—not even near police stations.
Referring to a recent incident in Ghaziabad where a person was reportedly killed while trying to file an FIR, Yadav said, “Such lawlessness speaks volumes. Crimes against women and girls are on the rise. The police are being caught red-handed indulging in extortion, and complaints of corruption are pouring in from every district.”
Demanding accountability, Yadav criticized the state government for failing to release the names of Uttar Pradesh’s top ten mafia figures. “If the state government won’t reveal the top mafia list, at least make district-wise lists public. Let the people know who the top ten criminals are in cities like Kannauj, Kanpur, Prayagraj, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Varanasi, Kaushambi, and Mirzapur,” he said.
Touching upon the state’s education policy, Yadav reiterated his party’s opposition to the proposed closure and merger of primary schools. He argued that such a move would deprive children from poor families of accessible education. “How will young students reach distant schools? When schools were established, it was to ensure every child, especially from underprivileged backgrounds, could access education. That’s why schemes like the mid-day meal were launched,” he added. Yadav alleged that the school closures were part of a larger conspiracy to deny jobs, education, and reservation rights to youth and marginalised groups.
He also accused the state government of fostering corruption, particularly in road repairs and transfers within the bureaucracy. “There’s widespread corruption in the name of filling potholes. Disputes over the division of these illicit earnings have triggered infighting within the government—between ministers and officials, and even among officials themselves. In Kanpur, BJP MLAs are now split into camps because of this,” Yadav claimed.
The SP leader further alleged that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his deputy are at odds. “It’s no longer just the double-engine government colliding—now even the compartments are crashing into each other,” he quipped. He cited issues in the power sector, especially in Hardoi, where the electricity department allegedly refused to supply power to a medical college, leaving patients to suffer.
Concluding his remarks, Yadav said, “The BJP government has done no real work. They’ve ruined businesses, allowed inflation to soar, and now with elections approaching, are openly engaged in money-making through transfer postings. The public now fully understands the extent of corruption and loot across all departments.”
Yadav’s comments come at a time when political temperatures in Uttar Pradesh are heating up ahead of the next election cycle.
