India, June 21 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday hailed Ayodhya Ram Temple as the "national temple", even as he accused the Congress and the Samajwadi Party of dividing society on caste and religious lines.

Adityanath was addressing the 'Viksit Bharat Sankalp Conference' at the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium here.

He said the collective efforts of 140 crore Indians under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership enabled the country to achieve "historic milestones," including the removal of colonial-era symbols and the construction of the Ram Temple. According to a press statement, the chief minister said the Ram Temple was more than a shrine dedicated to Ram Lalla, and is the "national temple of a magnifi...