Bijnor, June 1 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday took a firm stand regarding the recent Ghaziabad incident, stating unequivocally that stabbing someone under the guise of friendship is completely unacceptable.

He said, "Those who fail to guide and discipline their children are making a serious mistake."Referring to statements made by some Maulavi/Maulana suggesting that the cow should be declared the national animal, he remarked that the cow is regarded as a mother in Indian tradition and that this relationship requires no formal declaration.

"A son does not need to be told to respect his mother," he said, adding that people hold the same reverence for both their mothers and cows.

He criticized those who refer to ...