Lucknow, Oct. 24 -- |

Two days after the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) figures showed that Uttar Pradesh topped the crime list in the country, Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Wednesday questioned the law and order situation in the state.

Citing the NCRB report, the former chief minister of UP slammed the incumbent government and tweeted, "After a long delay, the National Crime Records Bureau has issued statistics related to crime. The data is now in the public domain. The data clearly indicates that the state and Central governments need to work with conviction to address the crime issues, especially regarding women's safety. The situation of Uttar Pradesh is the worst and this is at a time when the Bharatiya Janata Party...