Lucknow, April 16 -- Two days after workers staged protests in Noida to press for a wage hike, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said no external elements should be allowed to interfere in factory operations, asserting that such interference can disrupt industrial harmony and progress.

Yogi Adityanath made the remark while flagging off the one-millionth bus from the Tata Motors plant in Lucknow.

"We must ensure that no outsiders are allowed to interfere in the internal matters of our factories or groups under any circumstances," he said.

"'Bigaadne wale bahut aaenge, banaane wale kam milenge (Those who disrupt are many, but those who build are rare)," the chief minister said.

He described the milestone reached by the Tata Mo...