LUCKNOW, Feb. 6 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said there was a time in Uttar Pradesh when heritage was cursed, insulted and defamed. Bullets were fired at Ram devotees, and they were humiliated. But this was not just an insult to Ram devotees, but an insult to India's heritage, an insult to India's spiritual values, he added.

Adityanath was in Haridwar at the installation ceremony of the idol of Swami Satyamitranand Giri. Addressing a gathering there, the CM said: "There was anarchy in Uttar Pradesh. Hooliganism was also at its peak. Neither daughters nor businessmen were safe. When our government came to power, we respected our heritage, and now daughters are safe and so are businessmen."

"Now, there is neither anarchy, r...