Karnataka Governor, CM stress importance on performing yoga

Karnataka Goverr Vajubhai Vala and Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday stressed importance of practising yoga regularly for maintaining one's mental, physical and emotional health, as International Day of Yoga celebrations saw people in Karnataka celebrating it in a low key manner, with COVID-19 restrictions in place.

Schools, parks, clubs and playgrounds in Bengaluru wore a deserted look, unlike in previous years, as people did t congregate re due to restrictions. Goverr and Chief Minister greeted people on day.

Sharing ims of Goverr performing solo Yoga, Raj Bhavan, in a press release, quoted him urging people to perform it regularly to boost immunity and improve mental, physical and emotional health.

"Hourable Goverr wishes happy sixth International Yoga Day 21st June 2020 to people of Karnataka State and appealed to practice 'Yoga at home, Yoga with family'," a press release said.

It said staff practised yoga on lawns of Raj Bhavan at 6 am. In his tweet, Yediyurappa said Yoga is a gift from India to world, which was handed down to us by our ancestors. "We have to preserve Yoga and also need to practice it regularly to celebrate a strong, healthy and meaningful life", he said.

Many ministers and government officials shared ims of m performing Yoga. State ministers B C Patil and S T Somashekar performed yoga toger at a lawn and shared videos and ims. Pantanjali Yoga Kendra members performed Yoga on Parakala Math premises in Mysuru, maintaining social distancing.

Karnataka unit of BJP celebrated day at basement of party office, where state BJP chief Nalin Kumar Kateel and or office bearers performed it. Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi, who represents Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka, too shared his photographs and Yoga Day mess on Twitter, saying it helps in boosting immunity and is most effective way to combat COVID-19.

(Im credits: PTI)