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Adityanath calls Army 'Modiji ki sena', Oppn up in arms; EC seeks report

Priyanka Chaturvedi attacked Yogi for "christening" the Indian army as "Modi's army" and demanded his apology

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath | Photo: PTI

Aditi Phadnis New Delhi
Despite clear directions from the Election Commission of India (ECI), Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (UP) Yogi Adityanath’s blatant invocation of the armed forces whom he called ‘Modiji ki sena’ in pursuit of votes in the run-up to the first phase of general elections in the state scheduled for April 11, has the Opposition up in arms. 

On Sunday, in a rally in Ghaziabad the CM referred to the armed forces repeatedly to draw a contrast with “Congress ke log. “Congress people would serve biryani to terrorists. Modiji’s sena only gives them goli and gola. Congress people use “ji” for