Kolkata, April 12: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while addressing an election rally in Nandakumar Assembly constituency in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district, said on Sunday that those who oppose ‘Vande Mataram’ should leave the country.
“From the land of Uttar Pradesh, the holy place of Lord Ram, Mahadev and Krishna, I have come to the land which has the national song and anthem. Those opposing Vande Mataram should leave the country,” he said.
In his speech, the UP Chief Minister mentioned prominent Bengali personalities such as Swami Vivekananda, Khudiram Bose, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee and talked about their influence on the country’s national spirit.
He also criticised the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal over a rise in political violence in the state.
He also referred to incidents of violence across the state and severely criticised the TMC government’s stance over such incidents, including during the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder incident. (IANS)
