Overview

• After the Uttar Pradesh government released figures showing 15,726 police encounters over 8.5 years with 256 alleged criminals killed, Akhilesh Yadav said the tally is meant to scare the public.
• He alleged that innocents have died under the pretext of encounters and cited cases in which police personnel were jailed in alleged fake-encounter matters.
• Citing NCRB data as he interprets it, Yadav claimed policing is being used for political ends while criminals move freely.
• He raised concerns about discrimination against Dalit and PDA communities, saying pressure on these groups has led to suicides.
• Tying his critique to the November Bihar polls, he urged voters to defeat the BJP and contrasted publicity drives like 'cow tourism' with reported wolf and bull attacks.