Trying to improve functioning of police in UP: Akhilesh

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said his government has been making concerted efforts to make improvements in the functioning of the police force, which the SP "inherited" from the previous BSP dispensation.
"The opposition tries to corner us on the law and order issue. We manage to reply to them on all fronts. But the police force we have, has been inherited from earlier governments...We have not made it," he said.
Akhilesh, who has been under attack from opposition parties for deteriorating law and order situation in the state, was speaking at the launch of a mobile app of the 'Dial-100 scheme' to ensure police reach a crime scene within minutes.

"They may say anything they want to, but the fact is that we have done a lot of work for the police force, made recruitment easier, worked for promotions and also created infrastructure. Whatever we could do, we have done. Think about what more we can do if we come back to power," he said.
He said the 'Dial-100 scheme' was one which other states were trying to emulate, and added that the only aim of his government was to take Uttar Pradesh on the path of development.
Yadav also urged his party workers to ensure that the government returns to power and does not have to vacate the Lok Bhawan, the new Chief Minister's office costing Rs 602 crore, which he inaugurated earlier in the week.

With the Dial 100 service becoming operational, police is expected to reach a crime scene within 15 minutes in both rural and urban areas, according to police officials.

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Pointing at Gayatrai Prasad Prajapati, who was sacked by him earlier, Akhilesh said without any reference, "Prajapati has given be sword (at the event). You gave me sowrd and don't want to use it."
Earlier, when the event started, Akhilesh and Shivpal were given swords which they accepted smilingly.
Highlighting works of his government, the UP CM said that besides starting metro, construction of roads and expressway, pension was given to 55 lakh women.

"In past 25 years, SP has come a long way but we have to think for next 25 years. Socialist ideolgy will take us forward. We were labeled as anti-English but we clarified that it is so when it is at the cost of 'Lokbhasha'," he said.
Calling laptop scheme, the most ambitious scheme of his government, Akhilesh claimed that no where in the country any government did so.
Speaking about the venue of the event - Janeshwar Mishra park, he said that 'Netaji' (Mulayam) had made Ram Manohar Lohia park, where people go to "take oxygen".
"We have made 400 acre Janeshwar Mishra park, which is 'biggest' in the world. Despite so much crowd, which is disperesed in the entire park, the park is looking empty...