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BSF Jawans Criticised For Performing Yoga On Camel's Back In Jodhpur

Some photos of the incident are making rounds on social media showing camels laying on the floor while BSF personnel peform yoga on their back.

Jodhpur: On the occassion of 7th Yoga Day programme, BSF is being highly critised for performing yoga asanas on the back of camels which are laid on floor. Some photos of the incident are making rounds on social media showing camels laying on the floor while BSF personnel peform yoga on their back. 

A Twitter user Om Thanvi who writes his bio as Founding V-C, HJ Uni. of Journalism & Mass Comm in Jaipur and Ex-Editor: Jansatta, shared a picture of the incident and said, "Ruthless Yoga! Doing yoga on the back of a camel by tying the feet and lating it on floor like a carpet is not Yoga, it is cruelty." 

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The act was highly condemned by netizens who asked concerned government authorities take strict action and stop this practice. 

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Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on the 7th International Yoga day and told how Yoga has been a key strength after the country was hit by Covid 19.

International Yoga Day is celebrated on June 21 each year to highlight the importance of Yoga in rejuvenating our body, mind and soul. The theme of this year's Yoga Day is Yoga for wellness, which focuses on practising Yoga for both physical and mental well being, and how the practice of yoga can promote the holistic health of every individual.

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