Summary:
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has directed all the state officials of the state government - including District Magistrates (DMs) and Superintendent of Police (SPs) - to reach their respective offices by 9 am at any cost or face action. "The state officers, including DMs and SPs, should reach their offices at any cost by 0900 hrs. Lamenting the lack of preemptive police, the chief minister also asked, "Why do the police swing into action only on media reports?" The officials should also meet village heads and other representatives regularly," the chief minister said. The chief minister also expressed annoyance at the phenomena of jails turning into rest house for criminals..