'Jungle-raj' in UP; 'wake up' the state govt: Akhilesh to Governor

Former Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav met Governor Ram Naik at Raj Bhavan. Akhilesh Yadav handed a memorandum to the Governor over law and order situation in the state.

Lucknow:Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav met Governor Ram Naik on Saturday over an alleged "Jungle Raj" prevailing in Uttar Pradesh and asked him to "wake up" the Yogi Adityanath government, as he did during the SP regime.

"The Governor used to intervene on law and order earlier (during SP regime). It was said that there were only Yadav officers...Now there is hardly any Yadav SP or DM. We have requested him (Governor) to wake up the government and give direction to control the prevailing jungle-raj," the SP chief told reporters after meeting the Governor.

He, along with senior party leader Ahmad Hasan, gave a memorandum to the Governor and sought his intervention to check deteriorating law and order situation in the state.

"Bar council chairperson is being murdered in her chamber. There is murder in jail...How are these incidents taking place? The state government is responsible," he said.

Uttar Pradesh Bar Council's first woman president Darvesh Singh was allegedly shot dead in the Agra court premises on Wednesday by a lawyer who then tried to kill himself.