Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday hit out at the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in Uttar Pradesh overrise of crime in state. Taking to Twitter, Priyanka wrote, "In Uttar Pradesh criminals are roaming freely and doing whatever they want. Criminal incidents are taking place one after the other. However, its BJP government has turned deaf. Has the Uttar Pradesh government surrendered before criminals?" she said.
 Earlier, the Samajwadi Party too had attacked the BJP government for "spurt in crime" in the state.