New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday highlighted the state government's women's safety initiatives and cited an increase in women's labour force participation, linking the trend to the state's economic development.

On the seventh day of Sharadiya Navratri, Adityanath offered prayers to Maa Kalaratri and shared a message on social media platform X connecting the religious occasion with the principles of justice, peace and public safety. He said the deity's association with the destruction of evil symbolised the need to end injustice, oppression and terror to establish a society free from fear.

The chief minister also outlined the government's approach to law enforcement, contrasting the current a...