Yoga is not an activity of any particular religion but it provides a platform, which connects all religions for the betterment of the body, mind and soul of the mankind. And today not only the Indians but people of over 177 countries have been performing Yoga protocol with letter and spirit,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said while speaking at a mass yoga event organised by NDMC at Rajpath on Friday.
The Defence Minister said that when yoga connects with karma, it emerges into a big and strong force for the wellness of the mankind and helps to transform a strong and prosperous nation.
Addressing the gathering, he said that an amalgamation of Yoga and Karma might be helpful for making India a Vishawguru.
Among the prominent dignitaries, who performed yoga protocol on the occasion Cabinet Minister Prakash Javdekar, Parhlad Patel, Chief Ministers of Sikkim Prem Singh Tamang, CM (Goa) Pramod Sawant, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, Minister for Food Processing Industries Rameshwar Teli, Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries -Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Member Parliament Meenakshi Lekhi, Vice Chairman, NDMC Karan Singh Tanwar.
Over 18 thousand participants including Art of living, Patanjali Yoga Samiti, Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, Vivekanand Yoga Ashram, Prajapati Brahmkumaris, Gaytri Parivar, CISF, NDMC employees and general public had performed common protocol of yoga at Rajpath.
Beside the Rajpath, the common protocol of Yoga was also performed at Lodhi Garden, Nehru Park and Talkatora Garden in the New Delhi area. Minister of Law and Justice, Communication and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Railway, Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, Jayant Sinha and B S Bhati, member of NDMC performed yoga protocol at Lodhi Garden,
Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Steel, Petroleum and Natural Gas performed yoga protocol at Talkatora Garden with the volunteers of Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga and RWAs of New Delhi area.
Mansukh L Mandaviya, Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) and Chemical and Fertilizer, Manhar Valijibhai Zala, Chairman, National Commission for Safai Karamcharis and Saroj Pandey, Member Parliament also performed yoga at Nehru Park in New Delhi.