Rise above SP’s culture on law and order

It is less than two months since the youthful, dynamic and progressive Samajwadi party leader Akhilesh Yadav became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh after the massive mandate party was given by the people in the recently concluded assembly elections. The SP legislatures elected him as their leader and he was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of the state. To maintain law and order in the state is the sole responsibility of the government. Samajwadi regime’s track record of law and order has been very shameful in the past. It has always been its most problematic area. Its rule has been identified with deteriorating law and order. Even CM Akhilesh Yadav’s father former CM and Samajwadi party boss Mulayam Singh Yadav’s rule has been infamous for deteriorating law and order. Due to total failure of Mulayam Singh rule in improve law and order in the state during SP’s previous regime, the party was badly defeated in assembly elections five years ago in 2007 by BSP. Though the former Chief Minister and BSP supremo Mayawati had established a fear of law and order in the mind of law breakers, her aristocratic behaviour and drain of public exchequer on building the statues of famous dalit personalities and political leaders, including herself under political aggrandizement plan caused her party’s defeat at the hands of Samajwadi party under its youthful leadership of Akhilesh Yadav in the recently concluded assembly elections. The stigma of bad law and order tagged with Samajwadi Party haunted the people of Uttar Pradesh but the development-oriented outlook, modern thinking, open-mindedness and reflection of good intentioned nature of CM Akhilesh Yadav to work for the people of the state motivated them to vote for Samajwadi Party. The party got massive mandate. But the high thinking of the people itself started breaking when in the swearing ceremony of CM Akhilesh Yadav, some workers of the party gave account of their chaotic action on the stage itself. Chief Minister had assured of taking action against the workers and leaders who created ugly scene but it was taken against only small workers and their leaders were left untouched. Now, the Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has assured action against the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Saharanpur Satish Kumar Mathur who has reportedly endorsed honour killing.The promise of taking action against the top ranking police official has come in view of growing public outrage over the shocking remark. DIG was on caught on camera snubbing complainant, who had come to seek help to find his 14-year-old daughter kidnapped by some local musclemen. The complainant feared that his daughter might be raped and killed. The DIG reportedly told him to kill his daughter if she had eloped with somebody. He had reportedly said to him that he did not have magical power to recover his daughter. But if she has eloped, he should be ashamed of it and end his life. He would have committed suicide or killed his sister if she had eloped. The honour killing remark has been made by none other than the DIG of Police, who is entrusted with the task of maintaining law and order. This is the most shameful remark by the DIG. The stringent action must be taken against the DIG, which could have deterrent impact on law enforcing authorities in the state of Uttar Pradesh. When the protector behaves in this manner, the law breakers will have hey-day in UP. CM Akhilesh Yadav must act against law breakers stringently and come to the expectation of the people in the state. CM needs urgently to rise above his party’s culture so far as law and order of the state is concerned.