One of the most significant election planks of the BJP leaders in the ongoing Uttar Pradesh assembly election is the law and order situation in the state. Top party leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah and UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath have claimed major success of the BJP on the law and order front. While Adityanath is receiving much credit, the man behind the change in the law and order scenario is former Uttar Pradesh director general of police (DGP) OP Singh who initiated the improvement of the situation. In an interview with Kumar Shakti Shekhar, Singh reveals how while being at the helm of UP Police for two long years from January 2018 to January 2020, he not just took several steps on the law and order front but also ensured incident-free Kumbh Mela in 2019 and riot-free state after the Ayodhya verdict the same year. Excerpts:
Q. As DGP, how were you the game-changer in a tremendous improvement in the law and order situation of UP?
