Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra sparked some other row after a photo of a ‘Commando’ in Army fight uniform saluting the previous birthday birthday celebration president in Punjab went viral on social media.
In a tweet via way of means of the Congress reputable deal with with the caption, “Salute… for courage, restraint, patriotism and passion,” Rahul Gandhi is visible saluting a person in Army fight uniform, sporting medals and a beret with the regimental insignia of The Grenadiers Regiment. The call tag at the uniform identifies the person as ‘Jatender Singh’.
The photo drew condemnation from numerous customers inclusive of Army veterans who’ve referred to that the ex-servicemen must now no longer be attending a political occasion sporting a complete uniform.
The guy is possibly an ex-serviceman, customers have referred to as ‘Commando’ changed into phased out via way of means of the Army years in the past and the shoulder flash of ‘Special Forces’ is presently used, in line with a record via way of means of The Indian Express.
The Congress, however, has stated if an ex-serviceman sporting his fight uniform is condemned, then the identical must be accomplished for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Vice-president of Congress in Nagaland and a former Army officer G K Zhimoni stated, “If the veteran sporting fight uniform even as assembly Rahul Gandhi is wrong, then PM Modi ji is similarly wrong, if now no longer more.”
The Prime Minister’s Office changed into issued a note via way of means of district courtroom docket in Uttar Pradesh closing 12 months after he wore the Indian Army uniform even as interacting with Army employees in the course of his Kashmir go to on Diwali in 2021.
Meanwhile, the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ entered Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday morning. After the march entered the country close to Ghatota village, Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring passed over the flag to Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and country Congress leader Pratibha Singh.
The march, which began out from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7, spanning 3,570 kms, will finish in Srinagar via way of means of January 30, with Gandhi hoisting the countrywide flag withinside the summer time season capital of Jammu and Kashmir.