Sultanpur, July 7 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said law and order, infrastructure and connectivity in Sultanpur had improved since 2017, while accusing the previous Samajwadi Party government of allowing hooliganism and land encroachments.

Addressing a public meeting, the Chief Minister alleged that before 2017, disturbances would erupt in Sultanpur ahead of festivals and celebrations such as Durga Puja and Ram Navami were obstructed. He also claimed that the poor were deprived of the benefits of welfare schemes, development had stalled and the route connecting Ayodhya to Prayagraj via Sultanpur was in a neglected condition.

Highlighting infrastructure development, Adityanath said the Purvanchal Expressway ...