Reacting over the government data on encounters in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said many innocent people have been killed in such incidents, adding such data are just eyewash aimed at creating fear.
“Law and order cannot be improved by encounters. If law and order had been improved by the encounter, how did the incident take place in Banthara, Lucknow. How was a member of the Balmiki family lynched. Those who talk about zero tolerance on law and order and corruption. Many fake encounters have taken place in this government. Innocent people were killed,” said Mr. Yadav, addressing the media in Lucknow. The SP president was referring to a recent incident of rape of a minor girl in Banthara locality in Lucknow and lynching of a Dalit youth in Raebareli.
