Lucknow, May 26 -- Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over the law and order situation, and alleged fake encounters, inflation, power crisis, and rising crimes against women.
Addressing a press conference held here, Akhilesh Yadav alleged that fake encounters have become a "sensitive issue" in the state, and that people from the PDA( backward classes, Dalits, and minorities) are the most targeted.
He charged that in a democracy, the rule of law should prevail, not "might is right." The SP chief claimed that encounters are creating an atmosphere of fear in society.
Referring to the rising crimes against women, Akhilesh Yadav cited National Crime Re...