Lucknow, June 29 -- In a veiled attack on the Samajwadi Party, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that those who divide the society in the name of caste are the same people, who bowed down to the mafia and mortgaged power while in authority.
Speaking at a function held in the Lok Bhavan here on the eve of Daanveer Bhamashah Jayanti and Vyapari Kalyan Diwas, the chief minister lashed out at those who create caste divisions.
"Those who divide the society in the name of caste are the same people who, while in power, bowed down to the mafia and mortgaged power. Those who do vote bank politics in the name of caste are still roaming around and dividing the society," said Adityanath. "Earlier they used to extort money ...