Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday announced that reciting ‘Vande Mataram’ will be made compulsory in all educational institutions across the state. The Chief Minister made this statement while addressing an ‘Ekta Yatra’ (Unity March) event in Gorakhpur.

Yogi Adityanath said there is no point in opposing ‘Vande Mataram’ and added that opposing it was one of the reasons behind India’s partition.

He further said, “We must include Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in our discussions. We will make the recitation of ‘Vande Mataram’ mandatory in all educational institutions across Uttar Pradesh so that every citizen of the state develops a sense of respect and devotion towards Bharat Mata and the motherland."

Yogi Adityanath’s announcement came amid a political row over the nationa

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