GORAKHPUR, Sept. 6 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday asserted that a nation's existence and progress rest on two pillars-the protection of its citizens and the elimination of wrongdoers. He warned that internal disorder leads a nation toward decline, stressing that prosperity is possible only in an atmosphere of safety.

The CM was addressing a gathering at the Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur while chairing a symposium on "National Security Challenges before India." The event was organised to mark the 56th death anniversary of Mahant Digvijaynath and the 11th death anniversary of Mahant Avaidyanath.

Citing Chanakya, the chief minister noted that a state that is externally secure but internally weak eventually falls into anarchy,...