NEW DELHI: On the occasion of International Yoga Day on Tuesday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal performed yoga asanas with hundreds of people at the Thyagaraj Stadium here, and said his government is planning to teach it to schoolchildren.
At the stadium, Kejriwal was joined by members of 'Dilli Ki Yogshala' and his deputy Manish Sisodia for a yoga practice. In his remarks to the audience, Kejriwal stated that the Delhi government's goal is to ensure that every Delhiite does yoga on a daily basis. "If children are taught to practice yoga, they will be associated with it for the rest of their lives." Our goal is to teach yoga to children and determine whether it can be implemented in schools," he said.
The Delhi government has enhanced the city's health facilities, but he noted that if yoga becomes a part of people's daily life, they will no longer need to visit hospitals.
Kejriwal, speaking about the 'Dilli ki Yogshala' initiative, said he studied yoga for free and that it will be free for Delhi residents as well.
"We need to take yoga from thousands of people doing it to lakhs of people practicing it." Some people have criticized me for offering free yoga courses. He explained, "I learned it (yoga) for free in Class 8, and it will be free for the masses since every vital thing in life, like air, is free."
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