Rajnath lauds law and order situation in UP

Lucknow, Mar 18 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday praised the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh and said it is the first precondition for the development of the state.

Singh, who arrived in his parliamentary constituency Lucknow on Saturday on a two-day visit, along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, inaugurated or laid the foundation of 353 projects worth Rs 1,449.68 crore at an event at Colvin Taluqdars' College.

In his address on this occasion, Singh said that the first precondition for development is better law and order. "If there is any oxygen for development, it is proper law and order and there is no need to tell anyone about how (good) the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh is," he said.