Team News Riveting
Raipur, June 21
Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Friday participated in the state-level mass yoga event organized at the Science College Ground in Raipur on the occasion of the tenth International Yoga Day.
He performed yoga asanas along with thousands of attendees, promoting the message of regular yoga practice for a healthy lifestyle.
The Chief Minister said, “It is a pleasure to see that the objectives for which Yoga Day is celebrated all over the world are being realized today. Yoga is being promoted and spread globally. There has been remarkable awareness about it in India as well. The enthusiasm seen here today on the occasion of International Yoga Day is mirrored in all the districts, blocks, and villages of the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested to the United Nations to celebrate June 21 as International Yoga Day, resulting in this global celebration.”
He added that yoga means to connect. The ancient tradition of yoga connects us with a healthy lifestyle, linking our mind and brain. The process of yoga also connects us with spirituality and higher life values. Noting the gathering of many people at the Science College Ground for the mass yoga demonstration, he highlighted that society is built by individuals.
“Yoga is essential not only for a healthy life but also for the creation of a healthy society. The whole world is now understanding and adopting the importance of yoga. Our government will continuously work to involve more people in the state with yoga through the Yoga Commission”, he said.
Addressing the students present at the programme, Chief Minister Sai stated, “If all of you include yoga in your daily routine, your student life will improve. Yoga enhances concentration and memory. You will definitely reap great benefits from it. Yoga increases the ability to work and alleviates stress. When we work happily and positively, it positively impacts our efficiency, our image improves, and so does our career.”
In her address, Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Minister Smt. Laxmi Rajwade stated “Today is a day of pride, self-respect, joy, and happiness for all of us. We are celebrating International Yoga Day, and this has been made possible due to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s recognition of the sentiments of ‘Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah, Sarve Santu Niramaya, Sarve Bhadrani Pashyantu Ma Kashchit Dukhbhag Bhavet and Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ as International Yoga Day. Yoga is not just an exercise but a way of life. It is an important part of life, a philosophy that paves the way for welfare. Yoga is essential for building a healthy family, a healthy society, a healthy country, and a healthy world. Make yoga the basis of life. Yoga is the law of connecting body, mind, and soul.”
MLAs Rajesh Munat, Anuj Sharma and Guru Khushwant Saheb, Chief Minister’s Secretary P. Dayanand, Women and Child Development Secretary Smt. Shammi Abidi, Collector Dr. Gaurav Singh, SSP Santosh Singh, Yoga Commission Secretary Pankaj Verma, along with other public representatives and a large number of citizens and students participated in the event.
