NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh

Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the incidents of

were being given unnecessary importance and added that humans and cow both are important.

Humans are important and cows are also important. Both have their own roles in nature. Everyone should be protected, the UP CM told news agency ANI.

Adityanath reiterated home minister Rajnath Singh's remark last week in Lok Sabha where he had said that the 1984 anti-Sikh riots were the biggest example of mob lynching.

"If you talk about mob lynching, what was 1984? Law and order is a matter of state. Congress's intention to make mountain out of a molehill won't be successful," the UP CM added.

"We'll provide protection to everyone, but it is the responsibility of every individual, every community and every religion to respect each other sentiments. Humans are important and cows are also important. Both have their own roles in nature. Everyone should be protected," Yogi Adityanath said.

The UP CM slammed Congress president

and said the nation had rejected his "childish acts"

"The no-confidence motion has exposed the Congress. The statements and acts of opposition during the motion were immature and reveal their actual personality," he said.

Praising the pace of work of his government, Adityanath said, "I think it's my good fortune that I'm the first CM who has done survey of entire state in such a short span of time and activated machinery across the state. In 15-16 months, we went to 75 districts, took review meeting of 18 commissionaires and carried developmental work forward.

Yesterday, while speaking to a news channel, the chief minister had made it clear that while lynching of people will not be tolerated in the state, the government is equally committed to ensuring protection to cattle from smuggling and slaughter.

The CM also said that the incident of mob lynching are also being "highlighted too much". He said: "No such case has been reported from UP so far but where these are happening, they have to be stopped. However, cow smuggling and slaughter also should be stopped. In UP and across other states, the cow protection act has been implemented. Under no circumstances can we allow cow slaughter and smuggling. Everyone’s faith must be respected."