Sonitpur, April 3 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday hit out at the Congress for allegedly creating an "identity crisis" by allowing infiltrators in Assam.

Addressing a public rally here ahead of the upcoming Legislative Assembly polls, the Uttar Pradesh CM lauded the BJP government's efforts in preserving Assam's identity and honouring its culture and warriors.

"The Congress created a crisis of identity. This crisis of identity was not limited to any one region. By following a policy of appeasement, they attempted to completely eradicate the Assamese identity. By allowing infiltrators to enter, they created a crisis of identity in Assam," Adityanath said.

"When the government was formed in Delhi under PM Modi's ...