"I think if lekhpals (revenue officials) get right, the law and order will stand better at some point," he said while inaugurating a village newspaper at Kanaura village here.
Referring to land disputes, Akhilesh said improper discharging of duties by lekhpals leads to a number of law and order problems.
"If a lekhpal is transferred, then so many officers and leaders come forward that you can't imagine. I remember that in the last regime, I was not able to get a lekhpal transferred in three years," Akhilesh said.
The chief minister said if facilities available in the cities are provided in rural areas, then no person will be forced to migrate to city.
"It is our misfortune that even after so many years of independence, we have not been able to provide those facilities in villages," he said.
Akhilesh said although path to prosperity passes through villages, maximum amount of budget is spent on cities.
"Nearly 72 per cent people of the country live in villages. If reservation has to be sought, it should be sought on the basis of population of rural people in the development," he said.
Akhilesh claimed it was under the leadership of his father Mulayam Singh Yadav that the focus of development shifted from cities to villages.
He congratulated the team of the weekly rural newspaper and expressed hope that it will emerge successful in giving a voice to the people in villages.
