Lucknow, Oct. 4 -- Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday fired a salvo at the state government over crimes against Dalits in Uttar Pradesh.

Citing the fresh National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reports, Yadav said UP ranked number one in crimes against Dalits in 2023. He also said crimes against women were the highest in UP, and that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government was manipulating figures.

In a statement, the Kannauj MP said the BJP was unmatched in fabricating statistics and concealing its misdeeds. "According to the NCRB, Uttar Pradesh ranks first in crime statistics, murders, kidnappings, and crimes against women. However, as is the BJP's habit, it manipulated statistics to conceal the truth."

"The...