Lucknow, Dec. 19 -- UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya replied to the argument by Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Vande Mataram to be discussed in the Vidhan Sabha on Friday.

When talking to the media, the UP Dy CM stated that Vande Mataram is the great mantra of India, which aided the fight against the British enslaving our country. He noted that the Samajwadi Party's President should not be commenting on this.

"Akhilesh Yadav shouldn't give lectures. Discussing Vande Mataram is about singing that great mantra of India, the mere mention of which, and the resounding chants of which, made the British flee India," he stated.

"This is the same great mantra whose proclamation will lead to a developed India, where the po...