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Firing a fresh salvo at the anti-CAA protesters, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accused them of “speaking the language of Pakistan” and warned that such acts would not be tolerated.
Speaking at the convocation of a nursing college in Gorakhpur on Thursday, Yogi  said, “Those staging protests at several places are directly or indirectly speaking Pakistan’s language. The country is being cheated in the name of protests. Such acts won’t be tolerated or accepted.”
Without taking names of any party or leaders, the chief minister criticised “distinguished personalities” who had extended their support to the protests.
“Some self-proclaimed intellectuals are misleading people about the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register of Citizens to create unrest in the country,” he said.
“When reporters at India Gate asked protesters the reason for the protest or about the law they were against, surprisingly they did not know anything about it. This proves that they are misled and we need to come forward to stop them as such people are a hindrance to development,” Yogi said.
Comparing the minorities in India and Pakistan, the chief minister said, “Muslims in India became presidents of the country and judges of Supreme Court while in Pakistan, it is difficult to find any Hindu, Sikh, Christian or Jain holding top posts,” he said.
Yogi advised the students to always treat patients with compassion and humanity.
Earlier. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took a holy dip in the Sangam in Prayagraj on the auspicious occasion of Basant Panchami on Thursday morning along with some of his Cabinet colleagues and performed Ganga Pujan.
He also enjoyed kite flying and released balloons with cleanliness messages.
The Ganga Yatra which arrived here on Wednesday from Mirzapur, was flagged off for Kaushambi.
To ensure that the crowd of bathers was not disturbed, the chief minister was taken to Arail Ghat from where he took a boat to reach the Sangam where he took a dip and then performed Ganga Pujan.
Bharatiya Janata Party state chief Swatantra Dev Singh accompanied the chief minister along with ministers Mahendra Singh, Sidharth Nath Singh, and Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi.
The chief minister also went to the selfie point to get snapped there in the Mela area.
After taking a holy dip at the Sangam the ministers reached the Circuit House from where the Ganga Yatra was flagged off for Kaushambi.
Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma, Mahendra Singh, Rajendra Pratap Singh alias Moti Singh accompanied the Ganga Yatra for Kaushambi.
The Ganga Yatra will conclude at the Ganga Barrage in Kanpur on Friday.