Lucknow, Aug. 12 -- Responding to queries from the Opposition regarding the recent incident in Fatehpur in the state Assembly, Uttar Pradesh Finance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna on Tuesday dismissed claims of government's involvement as baseless, asserting that law and order is the top priority and those taking the law into their hands will face strict action.

Answering a question by the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in UP Assembly, Mata Prasad Pandey, UP Finance Minister Suresh Khanna denied any role of the government or its machinery in the Fatehpur incident.

He said an FIR was lodged on August 11 at Kotwali police station against 10 named and 150 unidentified accused under serious IPC sections, the Criminal Law A...