LUCKNOW, June 7 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said festivals are no longer disturbed by frequent troubles as they were before 2017.

If anyone tries to spoil the spirit of celebrations, they will lose both their present and future, he said.

The chief minister was speaking at a function organised in Gonda district to inaugurate and lay the foundation of 262 projects worth Rs.516 crore.

"Guns were fired, canes were used and taking the name of Lord Ram was prohibited. Lord Ram's devotees could not visit Ayodhya. Now, there is such a system in place where no person hostile to Lord Ram can even enter Ayodhya. Those above 40 years in Gonda must have seen and participated in the (Ram Temple) movement and experienced the atrocit...