Congress national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday expressed her concern over the increasing violence against women and children in Uttar Pradesh and asked the government to take responsibility for their safety.

She took to Twitter to write, "Predators are victimising innocents in Uttar Pradesh. Women are being pushed into a life of fear. Men are being burnt alive. But the government is not seeing anything. When will the UP government start taking responsibility for the security of women and children?"