CM Yogi's Twin Focus: 'Free Hand' For Cops Against Goons And Mission Shakti 5 For Women's Safety

Ahead of the upcoming festival season, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed all District Magistrates and senior police officials to ensure complete preparedness, ordering them to take the strictest possible action against troublemakers. In a high-level law and order review meeting held via video conference, the Chief Minister gave a stern warning, stating that police should deal with disruptive elements and harassers "in their own language."

The directive comes as the Chief Minister reportedly expressed strong displeasure over several recent law and order incidents, including the murder of a student by cattle smugglers in Gorakhpur, the death of a youth in an alleged police beating in Ghazipur, a firing incident at a residence in Bareilly, and communal tension in Meerut. He also admonished the alleged collusion of police with cattle smugglers in Kushinagar and noted that complaints continue to emerge from Varanasi despite repeated calls for vigilance.

Focus On Women's Safety And Festival Preparations

A major focus of the meeting was women's safety, with the Chief Minister announcing the launch of the fifth phase of 'Mission Shakti' on September 22, coinciding with the first day of Shardiya Navratri. The month-long campaign will be preceded by a women police personnel bike rally in every district on the evening of September 21 to raise awareness. From September 22, Anti-Romeo Squads will be actively deployed near schools, colleges, and public places.

For the festivals, which include Navratri, Vijayadashami, and Deepavali, the CM instructed that plainclothes police personnel be deployed at puja pandals and other crowded areas. He also mandated that departments ensure cleanliness, uninterrupted power supply, and proper traffic management plans.

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Key Directives Issued To Officials

The Chief Minister issued a comprehensive set of instructions to various departments to ensure peace, security, and good governance:

Law and Order: Take preventive action against known troublemakers. Senior officers must take the lead in sensitive cases.

Social Media: Increase vigilance to counter rumors and misleading news. Promptly present the correct facts of any incident to the public.

Women's Safety: Ensure 'Pink Booths' remain active and female beat officers conduct awareness campaigns in villages. Women who have excelled under Mission Shakti should be honored.

Public Works: Complete all road repair and renewal projects within a fixed timeframe. Ensure proper cleanliness and drinking water arrangements at temples.

Healthcare: Maintain an adequate supply of medicines in hospitals, including snake anti-venom and rabies injections.

Flood Relief: Provide relief kits to all affected persons. Ensure compensation for loss of life is given to the victim's family within 24 hours and provide land allotments at higher ground for those whose homes have been destroyed.

Administration: Improve arrangements at destitute cow shelters, ensure timely availability of fertilisers for farmers, and resolve all public grievances in a time-bound manner.

Vision 2047: Identify five to ten eminent persons in each district to seek their suggestions for the 'Developed Uttar Pradesh - 2047' vision.

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Concluding the meeting, the Chief Minister described the festive period as a "sensitive time," urging officials to maintain peace and order through better teamwork and public cooperation.