India, June 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla today led a yoga session with Members of Parliament in the Parliament House Complex on the occasion of International Day of Yoga. Extending his greetings to everyone, he said that this day celebrates India's timeless civilizational heritage, which has provided humanity with a path to health, balance, and inner peace. He stated, "Yoga not only balances the body but also the mind and thoughts. Differences of opinion are natural in Parliament, but yoga shows us the path of dialogue and self-restraint."
Highlighting the importance of yoga, Shri Birla said that India's sages and scholars worked for centuries to preserve the tradition of yoga and est...