'UTTAR PRADESH'S FIRST CM WAS ALSO FROM UTTARAKHAND': YOGI HITS BACK AT AKHILESH OVER 'INFILTRATORS' REMARK

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday hit back at Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav over his controversial "infiltrators" remark, which the BJP alleges was aimed at the residents of the hill state.

Adityanath, who was born in Garhwal, now part of Uttarakhand, said Akhilesh Yadav's comment reflected a "narrow and divisive" mindset. Uttarakhand was carved out of Uttar Pradesh in 2000.

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