Main accused of Sonbhadra clash has SP links: Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi

Adityanath on Monday reiterated that the main accused of the Sonbhadra clash had links with the Samajwadi Party and promised to take stringent action against him.

Replying to a question raised by SP's Amit Yadav during the Question Hour in the UP Legislative Council, Adityanath said the law and order situation in the state has been strengthened and there should be no doubts about it.

"The encouraging results which have come in terms of investment in the state are a result of better law and order situation," he said.

To Yadav's question about incidents of crime in the state from March 1 to March 15, Adityanath said, "We have not even completed two-and-half years in power, but in this duration, communal amity has been its best."

He also made a reference to the Sonbhadra clash saying, "As far as the deaths of 10 people in the clash are concerned, it gives me immense pain to share that the evidence which has emerged dates back to 1955."

"At that ...