Sitapur, June 1 -- Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Sunday raised objections to Rajeev Krishna's appointment as the acting Director General of Police (DGP), questioning the state government's intent and the overall law and order situation.

" Why is acting DGP being nominated, why can't you appoint permanent DGP?...there is zero law and order in the state. This way a strong message is not being sent to the state. When the Police chief himself is on acting post, that means the whole Police force is on acting posts," Rai said while speaking to media.

The remarks came a day after Rajeev Krishna was appointed as acting DGP of Uttar Pradesh, following the retirement of incumbent DGP Prashant Kumar.

Senior IPS officer Rajeev Krish...