Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday issued a stern warning in the wake of Friday’s violence in Bareilly. He said those who incite riots will face such consequences that “future generations will think twice before disturbing law and order.”

Speaking at the Viksit Uttar Pradesh Vision-2047 programme in Lucknow, CM Yogi said a cleric in Bareilly had threatened to block the city after Friday prayers but “forgot who is in power in the state.”

The Chief Minister asserted that his government would not allow curfews or blockades. “We made it clear there would be neither blockades nor curfews. Instead, we will teach them such a lesson that their harmful tendencies will be corrected,” he said.

He further said, “Earlier, rioters were invited to the Chief Minister’s re

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