Lucknow, Oct. 17 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has hit out at the INDIA bloc and alleged that opposition parties are trying to divide society along caste lines under the "divide and rule" policy.

CM Yogi on Friday attended the State-Level workshop run-up to the 150th birth anniversary of India's first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on October 31.

Addressing a gathering, CM Yogi Adityanath said, "Congress, SP and other parties which are part of the INDIA bloc are continuously creating hatred in the society by creating a rift among various castes. Creating animosity within castes in social media by creating fake accounts. Provoking groups to intensify any dispute so that society remains divided."

"Fringe element...