Hans News Service Chandigarh

Asthe 12th International Day of Yoga is set to be celebrated on June 21, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday urged people to regularly participate in yoga programmes in their vicinity and contribute to the nation’s progress by maintaining good physical and mental health.

He said yoga has become a global movement owing to the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Saini participated in the Common Yoga Protocol practice session at the Haryana Vidhan Sabha complex on Tuesday. Vidhan Sabha Speaker Harvinder Kalyan, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shyam Singh Rana, and several other dignitaries took part in the session. Saini and Kalyan inaugurated the session and performed all the yoga practices prescribed under the protocol.

They said it is a matter of pride that, due to the efforts of Prime Minister Modi, the United Nations recognised June 21 as the International Yoga Day, and millions of people across the globe have today made yoga a part of their daily lives.