LUCKNOW, Nov. 11 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that opposition to 'Vande Mataram' was the biggest barrier to national unity, stressing that no sect, religion, or caste could be greater than the nation. "Our foremost goal must be nation first. When the nation stands united, we all stand united," Adityanath said while speaking after launching the 'Rashtriya Ekta Yatra' in the Kursi assembly constituency as part of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Tuesday.

Urging people to identify those who eagerly seek benefits from government schemes but refuse to sing 'Vande Mataram', the CM said: "Such elements weaken the fabric of unity and must be rejected. Casteism, nepotism, regionalism, re...