The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in its official twitter handle had compared the infamous garbage dump in the East Delhi Ghazipur with the sacred mountains of India.
It shared pictures of Kanchenjunga in Sikkim, Kamet Peak, and Nanda Devi hills in Uttarakhand and compared it with the landfill at Ghazipur in Delhi.
The caption of the tweet was, “Highest Mountains of India.”
Highest Mountains in India: pic.twitter.com/OxwKp2vons
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) August 30, 2020
So @ArvindKejriwal wants to win elections in Uttarakhand, but goes about insulting revered parbats by comparing to garbage dump. Such a loser https://t.co/zbgbA3RJ1Y
— गीतिका🚩 (@ggiittiikkaa) August 30, 2020
Many on social media called out the tweet as insensitive and an insult to the sacred sites.
A tweet by Sanatan Times read, “To what extent is it appropriate to compare the Nanda Devi mountain to the garbage dumpYard in Delhi? We worship Maa Nanda Devi “You” do not prowl the holy sites of “Devbhoomi” with your dirty political thinking.”
To what extent is it appropriate to compare the Nanda Devi mountain to the garbage dumpYard in Delhi? . We worship Maa Nanda Devi "You" do not prowl the holy sites of "Devbhoomi" with your dirty political thinking. https://t.co/Xr6MqG7wnD
— The Sanatan (@TheSanatanTimes) August 30, 2020
Following the social media ire, the party deleted the tweet.
Nanda Devi means ‘Bliss-giving Goddess’ and is considered as the patron Goddess of the Himalayan mountain range. The Kamet peak is considered sacred by the indigenous tribes of Uttarakhand. Kanchenjunga is regarded as a holy mountain by the people of Sikkim, especially to the Buddhist community.
In the year 2000, the government banned climbers from trekking the mountain to ensure religious sentiments are not hurt.