LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday likened government workers who served people during the pandemic to freedom fighters, claiming that they all took inspiration from the national song 'Vande Mataram' to follow the spirit of 'nation first'.
Joining a programme of collective recitation of 'Vande Mataram' on its 150th anniversary, CM Yogi said that during Covid-19 the leadership inspired workers to devote themselves to national service just as the song inspired the freedom fighters to fight the colonial rulers.
“The spirit of selfless service and dedication shown by government employees during Covid was no less than what we saw in freedom fighters who sang the song a century ago, ” said the Chief Minister.