Lucknow, March 4 -- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday highlighted the remarkable transformation in Uttar Pradesh's law and order situation and said there was a time when the mafia held sway, chasing people while the police retreated and even saluted them.
Participating in the budget debate in the state assembly, the CM said, "However, the state's image has significantly changed, earning respect from people across the country and the world. UP, once avoided by investors, has now emerged as the nation's top investment destination."
Citing NCRB data, he detailed the substantial decline in crime rates between 2016 and 2024. "There has been a reduction of 77.43 percent in the case of loot, robbery cases dropped by 84.41 percent, murde...