Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik said here today that the law and order situation in UP has improved significantly under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, but there was still scope for improvement.
"As compared to the previous government, there has been significant improvement in the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh. But there is still scope for improvement," he said.
Naik was talking to reporters here on the completion of four years in office.
Praising Yogi Adityanath for his efforts towards transforming Uttar Pradesh into 'Uttam Pradesh' (best state), Naik said, "Not only the law and order situation has improved, but investors across the country have shown faith in UP and decided to invest to the tune of Rs 4.28 lakh crore."
"This was possible as the Adityanath government has done a magnificent job, mainly on two fronts- ensuring availability of ample electricity and secondly improving law and order situation," he said.
The former Union minister also said that under the leadership of Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh was heading towards becoming not only 'uttam pradesh', but 'sarvottam' (best of all) pradesh.
Expressing anguish over the mob lynchings in the country, he said the state governments along with the Centre and the Supreme Court have taken serious cognisance of the incidents.
Naik, 84, who assumed the charge of UP governor of in July 2014, said, "During this four-year-period, I received 808 mercy petitions and so far granted pardon in 79 cases on the merit of the petitions."
Mumbai Hindi Patrakar Sangh (MHPS), the association of Hindi journalists in the city, which organised the interaction, hailed Naik's efforts to bridge the gap between Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
MHPS general secretary Vijay Singh Kaushik said, "During his days in active politics, Rambhau did a significant work to bridge the social, cultural gap between Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. He still continues to do the same while holding the office of UP governor.
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