VARANASI, May 16 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said in the past when any act of terrorism occurred anywhere, it was invariably linked with Azamgarh whereas under PM Narendra Modi, the district had transformed into a new symbol of progress now.

"Those who defamed Azamgarh stand completely exposed today," he said while addressing a public meeting in Azamgarh's Lalganj Lok Sabha constituency in the presence of PM Modi in support of BJP's Azamgarh candidate Dinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua and Lalganj candidate Neelam Sonkar. Both the seats will go to polls in the sixth phase on May 25.

Attacking the Congress, he said the country faced identity crisis while every individual's security was threatened during Congress-led...