GORAKHPUR, Aug. 11 -- The Tricolour is not merely the national flag but represents the sacrifices and struggles of India's freedom fighters, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday.

Adityanath, who led a 2.5-km Tiranga Yatra in Gorakhpur, urged citizens to respect the national flag and take it to their homes as a symbol of patriotism.

The yatra drew thousands of people, schoolchildren, NCC cadets and members of various social organisations.

The chief minister walked the entire route carrying the Tricolour and was accompanied by Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan Shukla, mayor Manglesh Srivastava and other public representatives. The chief minister had led a Tiranga Yatra in Lucknow on Sunday.

In Gorakhpur, Adityanath traced the evolution ...