Delhi to See Large-Scale Yoga Events This Year: CM

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday announced that the Delhi government will host large-scale International Yoga Day celebrations across the city on June 21, marking what she said was a sharp shift from the approach of the previous administration.

- HT Correspondent

NEW DELHI:

Speaking at the inauguration of an Ayurvedic kitchen at the Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Ayurved Charak Sansthan in her assembly constituency Shalimar Bagh, Gupta also underscored the significance of yoga as a cultural and spiritual cornerstone, not just a fitness trend.

"For the first time, the Delhi government will organize major yoga events at 11 different locations," Gupta said. "I will participate at the Yamuna riverbank and share a message encouraging people to embrace their cultural heritage and lifestyle."

She described the Yamuna as a personal symbol of commitment. "I have a connection to the Yamuna. I want to keep looking at it, so I remember my duty to clean it," she said. While the exact locations of the events remain unspecified, officials said these will span across the city and be open to the public.

Taking aim at the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led administration, Gupta alleged that yoga was routinely ignored in Delhi's policy framework.