LUCKNOW, Nov. 11 -- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday asserted that no sect, religion, or caste can ever be greater than the nation. "Our foremost goal must be Nation First. When the nation stands united, we all stand united," he said. The Chief Minister emphasized that opposition to Vande Mataram is, in essence, the biggest barrier to national unity. The Chief Minister was speaking after launching the Rashtriya Ekta Yatra in the Kursi Assembly constituency as part of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Bharat Ratna and Iron Man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
He urged people to identify those who eagerly seek benefits from government schemes but refuse to sing Vande Mataram. "Such elements weaken the fabric of unity and must be ...