Expressing dismay over the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh, Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday asked the Akhilesh Yadav government to pay special attention towards the security of women and children.

“Law and order situation is not good in the state. There has been a spurt in crime against women and children. As a Union Minister, I will say that the state government should improve law and order,” Irani said while talking to the reporters in Amethi.

“I will talk to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav regarding problems of the state,” the Union minister said.

Reacting to Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav’s statement that law and order situation in UP was better than the other states, Irani said, “he is a senior leader and should make statements after deliberation.

” Terming her defeat as “unfortunate”, she said: “But the people of Amethi have big expectations from me and I will try to live up to them.”

She also took a dig at Gandhi saying people of Amethi did not have any expectations from the present MP.

Irani is on her first visit to the district after becoming a Union Minister.