‘Criminals are on the run’: Yogi Adityanath on how he 'ended' Mafia raj in U.P

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath lashed out at the previous government in the state, saying that the zero-tolerance policy of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government ensured that criminals fled from the state. In an exclusive interview with Shashi Shekhar, Editor-in-chief of Hindustan Times' Hindi-language sister publication Hindustan, he said, “Before 2017, the traders and people of some pockets of Uttar Pradesh, like Kairana, had to migrate to other places. But after 2017, criminals are leaving the state and not the people.” Watch the full video for more.