Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. (PTI File Photo)
After the Supreme Court slammed the Uttar Pradesh government for failing to appoint a Lokayukta, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has said that there was no laxity on his part and he was not at fault.
"There was no dilly-dallying on the part of the state government. It is a known fact that who is responsible for the delay in appointment of new Lokayukta in the state," Akhilesh Yadav said without taking any name.
He said that the state government was not at fault from any point.
"We honour the Supreme Court's order," he said. The top court had on Wednesday directly appointed retired Justice Virendra Singh as the new Lokayukta of UP after the state government failed to meet the deadline fixed by it.
Stating that there were number of challenges before the country and the state, Akhilesh Yadav said debate should be held on development, but some people were raising other issues to distract attention.
Akhilesh Yadav also said that "Uttar Pradesh has come in the category of a state which decided the new agenda of development and other states were forced to follow it."
He said that perception of those who used to call UP, 'Ulta Pradesh', has changed after witnessing the development.