US, Nov. 5 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that shared faith and culture bring society together, while caste divisions create social barriers. Citing the Deepotsav celebrations in Ayodhya as an example of social harmony, he said the festival had become an occasion for people from different sections of society to participate together.

In a post on the social media platform X, the Chief Minister wrote: "The rigidity of caste divides society, while shared faith and culture bind it together. Deepotsav in Shri Ayodhya Ji is a living example of this social unity."

Adityanath said governments before 2017 had made caste divisions the basis of politics and neglected the cultural forces that could unite society. He said ...