Yoga pose of Netaji
– Photo: Amar Ujala
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On the occasion of International Yoga Day, Delhi became full of yoga from water to land. People performed yoga at many places in the capital. Lt Governor VK Saxena at the event organized by DDA, while its members and other leaders performed yoga at NDMC events.
BJP organized yoga programs in all 70 assembly constituencies of Delhi. Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena participated in the yoga program at DDA’s Bansera on the banks of the Yamuna, while Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal and Union Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi participated in the event at Purana Qila. In Wazirabad, former BJP president Manoj Tiwari did yoga inside the Yamuna river.
Apart from Bansera, DDA also celebrated Yoga Day in its 15 sports complexes. More than 15000 people participated in these sports complexes. Whereas, NDMC celebrated Yoga Day at eight places, where around 10,000 participants participated in the normal protocol of yoga and practiced yoga. Delhi Cantonment Board organized a yoga program at Nagesh Garden.
On the occasion of International Yoga Day, a program of yoga exercises was organized at many places in Malviya Nagar Assembly Constituency. In this, people celebrated Yoga Day by practicing yoga with full enthusiasm in Vijay Mandal Park, D Block Gulmohar Park and Central Park Sarvodaya Enclave. The event was also attended by Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Vice Chairman Somnath Bharti along with RWAs, local residents and children. The importance of yoga was explained to people through yoga and people were appealed to give place to yoga in life to stay healthy.
BJP participated in yoga programs
National leaders of the party, State BJP President, Organization General Secretary, other office bearers, MPs, MLAs, corporators took part in the programs organized by the state BJP in all the 70 assembly constituencies. State BJP President Virendra Sachdeva, MP Prakash Javadekar and State Organization General Secretary Pawan Rana participated in the Yoga Day celebrations organized by Bhagwan Mahavir Nivaran Mahotsav Samiti at Connaught Place and performed yoga.
BJP’s National Minister Dr. Alka Gurjar and State General Secretary Dinesh Pratap Singh participated in the Yoga Day program organized at Chilla Sports Complex, while Leader of Opposition in the Vidhan Sabha Ramveer Singh Bidhuri participated in the Yoga program at Moldband Extension. MP Manoj Tiwari did yoga in ‘Yoga on Water’ programme.
