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"Daughters should be respected," Yogi's reaction on derogatory comment on Akhilesh Yadav's daughter

Azamgarh, June 13 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today strongly objected to objectionable remarks made against Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav's daughter, arguing that daughters should be respected.
In his first reaction on the derogatory comments against Akhilesh Yadav's daughter, he said "Every daughter should be respected and she should be respected too."
CM said,"I recently noticed that some people had made derogatory comments about the SP chief's daughter. I immediately asked the police to file an FIR. Any derogatory comments against the daughter will not be tolerated."
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