Uttar Pradesh fit case for President rule: former Home Secretary
‘UP is a failed state; there is no law and order. Rape and murder are very common’
New Delhi: As Uttar Pradesh is grappling with incidents of rape and murder, BJP MP and former Home Secretary R K Singh said it was a fit case for the President's rule as the state has "completely failed" to control law and order.
"It is a failed state. There is no law and order. Rape and murder are very common. There is no control. The state has completely failed. It is a fit case for the President's rule," Singh told reporters on Wednesday.
Singh alleged that political interference is rampant in every sphere of administration in the state, particularly in police, which resulted in collapse of the administration.
Referring to the alleged attempt to rape a woman judge in Aligarh, the newly-elected MP said even a judge is not safe in her home.
Singh was commenting over the incidents of rape and murder in the state, including gangrape and murder of two cousins in Badaun in recent days.