Yoga Day 2019: Rahul Gandhi tweets a picture of Indian Army's dog squad with 'New India' caption, faces backlash from BJP

New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday courted controversy by tweeting pictures of the dog squad of Indian Army doing yoga and captioning it “New India”, drawing a sharp retort from BJP chief Amit Shah who accused him of mocking Yoga Day and insulting the forces. The pictures in the tweet showed the army dog unit and their trainers prostrating.

[caption id=“attachment_6714061” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  File image of Rahul Gandhi. Reuters[/caption] Now, they mock Yoga Day and insult our forces (yet again!) Hoping the spirit of positivity will prevail. It can help overcome toughest challenges," Shah tweeted. The BJP also said for Gandhi, life is only about a joke, as he keeps posting pictures about his pet dog. “It’s painful to see how a senior politician is ridiculing IYD 2019. But this is hardly surprising as they have always apologetic about and hence either pooh-poohed everything rooted in Indian Culture and traditions. Is it vote bank politics that is driving them to do this,” BJP national vice president Vinay Sahasrabuddhe asked on Twitter.

Congress stands for negativity.

Today, their negativity was seen in their clear support to the medieval practice of Triple Talaq. Now, they mock Yoga Day and insult our forces (yet again!)

Hoping the spirit of positivity will prevail. It can help overcome toughest challenges. https://t.co/sC00yrBcpA

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) June 21, 2019

It’s painful to see how a senior politician is ridiculing #IYD2019 ! But this is hardly surprising as they have always apologetic about and hence either pooh-poohed everything rooted in Indian Culture and traditions !Is it vote bank politics that is driving them to do this? https://t.co/US7LZLGD1c

— Vinay Sahasrabuddhe (@Vinay1011) June 21, 2019

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BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli said under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there is a new India and Gandhi’s tweet reveals a new Congress under him.“Perhaps for him, life is one continuing joke for him and looking for opportunities to post pictures that remind him of his favourite Pidi (his pet dog),” he said. Gandhi was also trolled on Twitter, with a number of people posting pictures about the Congress while poking fun at him and the party.