UP Chief Minister : government has a policy of zero tolerance towards crime and criminals
News Mania / Piyal Chatterjee / 21st October 2024
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday that instilling the fear of law among criminals is one of the priorities of his government.
“Strengthening the law and order in the state and instilling a fear of law among the criminals is the priority of our government,” the Chief Minister said while addressing a gathering at an event organised on Police Commemoration Day at Reserve Police Lines in Lucknow. “Given this, the state government has taken several important steps to increase the morale and efficiency of the Uttar Pradesh Police and provide better resources to the police force,” he added.
According to the chief minister, his government has a zero tolerance policy for offenders and crime. “Action has been taken against 77,811 criminals and 923 criminals were arrested under the Gangster Act. Property worth approximately Rs 4,057 crore earned through illegal activities by the mafia, criminals and their gang members were seized and freed from illegal possession,” he said.
“Two brave policemen of the Uttar Pradesh Police are also included among the martyrs who sacrificed their lives while performing their duty in the year 2023-24. On this occasion, I pay my humble tribute to all the martyred police personnel. This supreme sacrifice of our brave police personnel will continue to inspire us to move forward on the path of duty with full devotion, dedication and a sense of responsibility,” he said. “The police force has made a significant contribution in conducting the consecration ceremony of Lord Ram at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya as well as the Lok Sabha General Elections 2024 peacefully,” he added.
Speaking on Police Commemoration Day on Monday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah promised that the nation will continue to eradicate terrorism and drug trafficking while also honoring the sacrifices made by police officers who died while performing their duties. “We (our security forces) have been able to control terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir over the past decade, but the battle is not finished. We are committed to completely eliminating terrorism, drug trafficking, and other anti-India activities,” Shah stated while addressing a gathering of senior officers, retired personnel, and families of police officers who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Every year on October 21, Police Commemoration Day honors those who died while performing their duties. The Union Home Minister has historically presided over the major event, which is held at the National Police Memorial. At the Indira Gandhi Municipal Stadium in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu also took part in the Police Commemoration Day Parade. On Police Commemoration Day in the city, Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar lay a wreath in remembrance of police jawans who lost their lives while performing their duties. Rashmi Shukla, the DGP of Maharashtra, also lay a wreath in remembrance of police jawans who lost their lives while performing their duties.
