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UP Riot-Free Since 2017, Now Preferred Destination For Investment: Yogi

The chief minister also claimed that the state was free of riots and terrorist activities for five years and that Uttar Pradesh had become the preferred destination for investors.

UP Riot-Free Since 2017, Now Preferred Destination For Investment: Yogi
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Claiming success in controlling crime in the state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday accused his predecessors of failing to undertake 바카라police reforms and modification바카라 as the latter wanted to use the department as their 바카라personal tool바카라. The chief minister also claimed that the state was free of riots and terrorist activities for five years and that Uttar Pradesh had 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, Adityanath said, 바카라In 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. 바카라Since 2017, no riots have taken place in the state. Yet, the government isn바카라t quiet. We are building an Anti-Terrorism Squad Centre at sensitive places in view of national security.바카라

Comparing the SP government in 2016-2017 with his regime in 2020-2021 using the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, the chief minister said that cases of dacoity came down by 58 per cent, loot by 64 per cent, murder by 23  per cent, kidnapping by 53 per cent, dowry killing by eight per cent and rape by 43 per cent. 바카라Despite being a big state, we achieved success in bringing down these cases. We introduced the anti-conversion law and the Uttar Pradesh Recovery of Damages to Public and Private Property law,바카라 he said.

Speaking further, Adityanath said 155 hardcore criminals were killed in encounters while another 3,638 were injured in raids among others during his tenure. 바카라Thirteen police personnel were also killed while 1,236 policemen were injured. As many as 48,038 people were arrested under the Gangster Act while the National Security Act was invoked against 694 criminals,바카라 he said.

According to the chief minister, illegal properties worth Rs 2,046 crore belonging to criminals were seized and demolished. "Police recruitment could not be held (in previous regime). We recruited 1.5 lakh personnel in a transparent manner and promoted thousands of them. We worked towards modernizing the police force, police lines and stations,바카라 he said, adding that the number of women in the department had tripled compared to the previous governments.

He said that better law and order practice changed the image of the state and, as a result, Memorandums of Understanding for investment proposals worth Rs 4.68 lakh crore were signed in its first investment summit. A record Rs 3 lakh crore worth projects have already been executed, he mentioned. "Even during COVID-19, the state received investment proposals worth over Rs 66,000 crore," he said.

With PTI Inputs

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