yoga day in India: people of nation celebrate Yoga Day 2017 in India today

NEW DELHI: The whole communities of the nation are celebrating Yoga Day on the occasion of rainy Day on June 21, Wednesday in  Gujrat’s Ahmedadabad . BJP President Amit Shah joins Yoga guru Ramdev to perform yoga in Ahmedabad. Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani is also present in the programme. On Tuesday, Ramdev had said that Shah lost 20 kilograms as a result of practicing yoga. "People who frivolously say that yoga is not a sport are ignorant and their opinion should be discarded. Yoga is also a sport and it should be included under the sports category," said Ramdev. A part from Ahmedabad, the people of other states such as Delhi, Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh are also celebrating Yoga. Various programmes have been organised at various parts of the country on the occasion. The entire nation is celebrating International Yoga Day on Wednesday and various programmes have been organised at various parts of the country on the occasion. At the present time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is present in UP’s Lucknow where he is performing yoga along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and 51,000 participants. Several dignitaries, politicians and bureaucrats will be participating in the event which is being held at Lucknow ' s Ramabhai Ambedkar Sabha Sthal.