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Crime against women on the rise in UP: Mayawati

IANS | March 25, 2021 06:55 PM

LUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati has targeted the Yogi Adityanath government of Uttar Pradesh over increasing crime against women.

She said in a tweet that crime against women in Uttar Pradesh was on the rise and the state government should take steps to control the situation.

"It is a matter of concern that women are feeling insecure. Incidents in Pilibhit, Gonda, police atrocities in Etah and the Jhansi incident where nuns were targeted are a matter of concern and shame, " she tweeted.

She urged the state government to take cognisance of the situation.

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