LUCKNOW, Oct. 17 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday asked graduating law students at the fifth convocation of Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU) to treat their degrees as a 'vakalatnama' for 140 crore Indians and make a case for a 'Viksit Bharat@2047', saying those who believe such a transformation is impossible are the real opponents of the vision.

Drawing a parallel with courtroom proceedings, Adityanath said that if a case for a developed India in 2047 were to be filed, the country's 140 crore citizens would be the petitioners and those with a status quo mindset would be the respondents.

"Who is the respondent in this case? It is not any specific individual or political party, but rather those people wh...