Instead of fixing accountability, UP govt falsely propagating 'crime is over': Priyanka Gandhi

Taking to Twitter, Congress leader slammed UP government for falsely propagating that there is no crime in the state and said that crime against women in UP increased by 21 per cent from 2016 to 2018.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi (Photo | PTI)

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi said that Uttar Pradesh accounts for one-third of total crimes against dalits, on social media. 

She shared statistics of crime against dalits, and dalit women in UP - which showed that the crime rate against them have increased by 21 per cent from 2016 to 2018.

She slammed the Yogi government by stating that they were falsely propagating that "crime is over". 

"UP accounts for one-third of the total crimes against Dalits. Crime against women in UP increased by 21% from 2016 to 2018. All these figures are pointing towards the increasing crime in UP," she tweeted in Hindi. 

"Surprisingly, instead of fixing accountability on crimes, the UP government kept falsely propagating "crime is over", she tweeted. 

दलितों के खिलाफ होने वाले कुल अपराध के एक तिहाई अपराध यूपी में होते हैं। यूपी में महिलाओं के खिलाफ अपराध में साल 2016 से 2018 तक 21% की बढ़ोत्तरी हुई।

ये सारे आंकड़ें यूपी में बढ़ते अपराधों और अपराध के मजबूत होते शिंकजे की तरफ इशारा कर रहे हैं।..1/2 pic.twitter.com/yD2BKMjb9T

— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) July 6, 2020