Police commissionerates won't help law & order, says Mayawati criticizing UP govt

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday said Yogi ityanath-led government in Uttar Presh should pay attention to improving law and order in state and rise above party politics by taking stern action against criminals. Her statement came hours after Yogi government approved commissionerate system of policing in Luckw and ida, which aims at giving more powers to police. 

'Government must pay attention to improve law and order'

"t only by changing police system in some places in Uttar Presh but taking strict legal action against criminal elements can bring about right improvement in state's deplorable law and order, which government must pay attention to by rising above party politics," Mayawati said in a tweet in Hindi.

'Biggest step towards police reform'

" biggest step towards police reform has been taken by our government today. Uttar Presh cabinet has approved proposal to set up police commissioner system in Luckw and ida," Chief Minister told reporters at a press conference in Luckw.  decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister.  ityanath said that state capital Luckw and ecomic capital of state ida will have an G-level officer as police commissioner. Both police commissioners will have magisterial powers.

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40 police stations in Luckw will be brought under commissioner

system gives more powers, including magisterial powers, to police officers and is aimed at better and effective policing. Under new system, 40 police stations in Luckw will be brought under police commissioner who will have a team of two IGs as joint commissioners, nine SP-rank officials and a ly officer of SP rank along with a ly officer of ASP rank, CM said.

ly officers will work exclusively for cases relating to crime against women and its control. In ida, under G rank official as commissioner, re will be two DIGs, five SPs, an SP-rank ly officer and an ASP rank official for traffic control. "Since past 50 years, re was a demand to enforce police commissionerate system for smart policing and today cabinet has taken a decision in this regard," CM said.

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