Modi promotes Yoga for political advantage: Congress
New Delhi, June 21: Congress on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not practising yga with the right intention and only promoting it for political advantage.
Also noting that yoga cannot improve India's economic situation, the party also accused Modi and the BJP of "fragmenting the society" and said this cannot be healed through yoga.
"Modi and his party have fragmented the society. You cannot heal it through yoga. Yoga can keep your body healthy but not the society. It cannot improve the economic situation in the country," said Congress spokesperson Pramod Tiwari.
"In order to do that, they (the Modi government) will have to change their way of working. They will have to take everyone along," he added.
"The first theory of yoga is one should not show off. This is a very personal thing if someone is practising it. Modiji has breached that theory.
"He should promote it but Modiji doesn't practise yoga with the right intention.... he wants to use its promotion for political advantage," said Tiwari.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that yoga has the power to unite individuals, society, country and the world at large, and has emerged as a major unifying force globally.
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Vijayanagara: One dead, 12 injured as trucks hits their vehicle from behind on NH 50
Vijayanagara: One man was killed and 12 others were injured after a truck hit vehicle they were traveling in on the National Highway 50 stretch on the outskirts of Koodligi in the district.
The accident victim, Madhu (27), is learned to have been an employee of Reliance Digital from Andhra Pradesh.
The vehicle was reportedly traveling from Bengaluru to Koodligi and the passengers are learned to have been seriously injured following the collision with the truck, which was found to have a Maharashtra registration.
Koodligi Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Mallesh Dodmani and Circle Inspector Prahlad Channagiri arrived at the accident spot on being informed of the accident.
The police officers and locals rescued the injured passengers and got them shifted to the Koodligi Government Hospital. Some of the passengers were reportedly taken to the Ballari Trauma Care Centre for further treatment.
A case has been registered at the Koodligi Police Station and the officers are investigating the incident.
